Eye twitching can be an unpleasant, even scary sensation. Here's what the experts want you to know, including how to stop eye twitching.
What Does It Mean When Your Eye Twitches?
Updated on Jul. 27, 2022
Sources
- American Academy of Ophthalmology: "How to Stop Eye Twitching"
- American Academy of Ophthalmology: "What is an Eyelid Spasm & Twitching Eyelid?"
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: "Eyelid Spasms"
- Chantal Krieger, MD, comprehensive ophthalmologist at the National Eye Institute
- Journal of Opthamolic & Vision Research: "Cluster Headache Associated with Secondary Unilateral Blepharospasm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"
- Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Health: "Eyelid Spasms (Eye Twitching or Eye Twitch)"
- Natasha Herz, MD, clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- National Eye Institute: "Blepharospasms"
- National Organization for Rare Disorders: "Benign Essential Blepharospasm"
- Bhupendra C.K. Patel, MD, FRCS, chief of the Division of Facial Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery at the Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, in Salt Lake City
- Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry: "A Case Report of Psychoactive Drugs Aggravating and Alleviating Meige Syndrome"
- StatPearls: "Eyelid Myokymia"
