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Suggest Treatment For Eye Fluttering In A Person Suffering From Macular Degeneration

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2015

Question: My left eye ball (muscles) flutters. not the eyelid! This eye has mac. degen.
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Answered by Dr. N K Mishra (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
More details required.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome to HealthCareMagic.Com

Thank you for sending us your query.

To be able to help you better, I need a few more clarifications.

What has been the duration of the muscle flickering?

What is the frequency?

How severe is it?

Since when are you getting this symptom?

Has there been associated vision loss?

Have you undergone any surgical procedure in the affected eye?

Any other associated symptom?

Kindly bear with you, and provide a detailed feedback so that I can help you better.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. N K Mishra (26 hours later)

several months
enough to frequently close left eye using right only. less of a problem with close-up viewing as in reading.
Sight in left eye distorted as a result of Macular Degeneration although follow-up examinations this past year and a half actually slightly improving according to retina specialist.
no surgical procedure other than receiving an injection in that eye when first diagnose

Answered by Dr. N K Mishra (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
conservative management

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for getting back to us with more information.
I have to know what injection was given to that eye,was it boutox in the lid or eye brow or inside the eye i.e.intravitreal.
My approach will be to have aconservative approach to start with ,multivitamins and lubricating eye drops and if this doesn't help then have boutox injection which will relieve the problem for approximately 6 months.
Please do get back to me in case of any further query in this regard.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. N K Mishra (17 hours later)

Inside the eye and I assume intravitreal. all follow up appointments, the last one 6 months ago, the Doctor was pleased with the progress indicating a reduction in the size of the problem and does not require another injection.

Answered by Dr. N K Mishra (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Botox injection.

Detailed Answer:
My dear,
Thanks for getting back to us.
You have given us useful information. I feel you may be helped by Botox injection.You have to talk to your specialist about and proceed accordingly.
Any further query in this regard please do get back to me.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar