What Causes Twitching In Eye?

Posted on Sun, 10 Aug 2014

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Question : Hi I've been having a minor issue regarding my left eye.. its been twitching on and off for about two to three weeks... is this something serious? What should I do to remedy it?

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No need to worry, it will resolve.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to health care magic.

I am Dr. Dadapeer K an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related yo eye.

It seems from the history that you are having twitching of left eye on and off for 2-3 weeks.
No need to worry as this is a minor issue and it will resolve by itself.
Twitching occurs because of irritation of the nerves supplying the muscles of eyelids.
The common causes are stress, excessive use of caffeine containing drinks like coffee, deficiency of vitamins...

No need to worry as this will resolve. You need to avoid stress by relaxing/ adequate sleep, avoid intake of caffeine containing drinks...
You can take vitamin B complex and multivitamin supplements a d apply cold compression for quicker relief.

Hope I have answered your question and the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards

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