Voluntary eye shaking - Eye & Vision Message Board

Quebecois88 · 01-12-2008, 04:05 PM

It's nice to see how many people can actually do this. I have been able to shake my eyes since I was 4 and now that I'm 20, it's still going strong. One thing I have noticed though is that as I get older, I have lost the ability to keep it going for as long as I used to. When I first started I could do it for a minute to a minute and a half, now I'm lucky if I can get 30-40 seconds out of it, and it leaves my eyes strained. Now I was curious if anyone else has tried this, when trying to shake your eyes, instead of just going horizontally (left to right) have you tried vertically (top to bottom)? I have tried this several times, just to give myself a challenge, and I have found that if I really concentrate and strain my eyes I can get the slightest vibration going up and down. Thanks for anyone who answers this, and I'm glad to have found you guys, I'm not alone.

KeelaC · 01-13-2008, 04:03 AM

I can just imagine Squatchimo's response to this post!

MT10149 · 01-13-2008, 06:58 PM

Your insane! This is crazy and dumb.

KeelaC · 01-14-2008, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MT10149

Your insane! This is crazy and dumb.

Okay, so it wasn't Squatichmo who said it.

Considering involuntary eye shaking is caused by one kind of neurological disorder or another, and this causes your eyes strain, it doesn't sound like a good thing. I doubt it will do any harm--I guess the reason it makes me uneasy is because it's replicating an abnormal symptom. Anyway, you obviously found the other thread on the subject and know there's many people who can do it.

BTW, greetings from southern Ontario.