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Eye Twitching: Causes and Treatments

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An eye twitch (or more accurately an eyelid twitch) is an uncontrollable eyelid spasm. Most eye twitching lasts only a few minutes, but sometimes an eyelid twitch can persist for days or longer.

When your eyelid is twitching, you might think everyone else can see it. But most eye twitches are subtle and are not easily seen by others.

The medical term for eye twitching is myokymia.

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Original Article Source Credits:   All About Vision , https://www.allaboutvision.com/

Article Written By:   Burt Dubow, OD

Original Article Posted on:  February 2021

Link to Original Article:  https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/eye-twitching.htm



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