What Causes Frequent Twitching Of The Left Eyelid In A Child?

Posted on Sun, 15 Jul 2018

Sun, 15 Jul 2018 Answered on

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Question : Hi sir, my kid age is 6 years and his Left eye is frquently hittiing , could you please help what could be problem and whom should I contact exactly (we are not sure whether we need to consult eye specialist or neuro specialist). Thanks. penchalaiah

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Duration of symptoms?

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

From your description it seems like he has twitchings of the left eye lid. Most often it is due to benign reasons that need not medical attention. That being said it is worthwhile to visit a doctor and rule out few medical conditions including blephraspasm.

Ideally he needs to be evaluated by neuro-opthalmologist. But if it is hard to find one, you may consider visiting an ophthalmologist. If needed, he can be referred to a neurologist / neuro-ophthalmologist.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if you need clarifications.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar