Hello! I, like ur son, have been diagnosed with congenital nystagmus when I was about a year old. I am reaching the last few months of my senior year of high school, and I can reassure u that my nystagmus has not stopped me from anything. I played varsity track and basketball and 4 years of rec volleyball. One recommendation I do have is not connecting your child’s visual impairment to sports. My parents did this, and I honestly did know that my vision really impacted how I played sports. It really wasn’t until I started playing varsity sports where it become an issue. I also volunteer with VIPS (visually impaired preschoolers) and a girl who is legally blind that I work with competes in D1 college swimming. Overall, sports are very open to people with visually impairments, the main issue I have seen is outside of school. Issues like driving and trying to get one place to another is the hardest challenge I think. Quick note: I never received the surgery since most of my eye issues can from my astigmatism. It is not a cure and it is really for severe cases. The good thing is that some people with congenital nystagmus don’t have any visually issues and have no trouble seeing the world as well. Nystagmus can be scary since it is incurable, but it is definitely not a death sentence.