| Eye twitching is associated with many things by | | | | problems like multiple sclerosis. It does happen, but bear |
| superstitious people; some even consider it as an ill | | | | in mind that they are very rare. |
| omen. But the fact is that eye twitching is very much | | | | If the twitches occurs frequently, you should consider |
| related to a person's general conditions and it is usually | | | | going in for an eye-test. Usually it is advised by |
| not a very serious problem. Eye twitching is a kind of | | | | ophthalmologists and doctors that adults between the |
| involuntary muscle movement that happens when your | | | | age of 16 and 60 to get an eye check up every 2 |
| eyes go through prolonged periods of strain. The strain | | | | years. Others who are below 16 or above 60 should |
| includes prolonged physical and mental stress, close | | | | get the eye check up at least annually. |
| distance work like working at a computer screen for | | | | You will know that you have an eye problem if you |
| too long. | | | | have trouble focusing on near or far objects or if you |
| These conditions can lead to your eyes getting | | | | have excessive tearing, drying, pain, redness etc. If you |
| strained and thus cause them to twitch. Usually these | | | | face these symptoms, you must see an optometrist or |
| conditions alleviate on their own when you stop | | | | ophthalmologist immediately. |
| straining them and aren't very serious unless they | | | | An eye test is very easy to go through and all you |
| persist. If you have an eye twitching problem and it is | | | | have to do is follow what they doctor tells you to do. |
| persisting, you need to go see a physician or an | | | | First you will go through an examination where the |
| ophthalmologist. In addition to the twitching if you | | | | doctor will look inside your eyes,most commonly using |
| experience pain or fever or if it seems to be affecting | | | | an ophthalmoscope. They look for physical signs of |
| other parts of the body, then it is even more important | | | | problems like glaucoma, cataract and they also see |
| to visit a doctor. | | | | how both your eyes are interacting together. |
| But most of the time you won't even notice when it | | | | Next you will go through a few tests to check your |
| goes away, just like you did not notice when it started | | | | vision. This too is very simple and all you have to do is |
| happening. Usually, if you find it ocurring often and it has | | | | sit in a chair while the doctor does a few tests and |
| not other complications, you can try to take some rest | | | | asks you if you can see properly. You will go through |
| and get over it. Try to reduce stress, go out and relax | | | | the usual eye-chart reading and near vision reading |
| your eyes from constant near-vision work (like | | | | tests. |
| computer work), and reduce the amount of alcohol or | | | | After you are done, you will be given a prescription, |
| caffeine you are consuming. Sometimes, soothing eye | | | | which will include the details for any prescription |
| compresses also work wonders. | | | | glasses that you might need. |
| Eye twitches are rarely caused by severe health | | | | |