Almost everyone has felt one of their eyelids twitch at least once in their lives; it's a very common phenomenon. However, it's also a very annoying phenomenon, especially when the twitches are strong and affect your ability to keep your eyes open. Stopping eye twitching is dependent on finding the cause. Most of the time, the cause is rather obvious and relatively simple to address. At Eyes Over Copley in Boston, we are convenient to Brookline, Charlestown and Cambridge. We know how frustrating an eyelid twitch can be. Our optometrist will help you identify and address the underlying cause of your eye twitching.

Potential Causes

A twitch in your eyelid that occurs in the short-term (a few times one day or sporadically over a few days) could be due to stress, eye fatigue, or having too much caffeine or alcohol. Sometimes, repeated twitching is a sign that you need a new eyeglass prescription. Twitches can also occur due to computer vision syndrome. In these cases, once you figure out why the twitching is happening and take care of the problem, the twitches should stop.

Occasionally, twitches are a sign of something else. Benign essential blepharospasm is a chronic disorder that results in eye twitching for unknown reasons. Hemifacial spasm is another condition that causes eye twitching due to nerve irritation. More serious conditions that have eyelid twitches as a symptom also have other symptoms. If the eye appears infected, if the lid starts to droop, if the twitches are so strong that your eye stays closed, or if you have additional muscle spasms, contact an optometrist as soon as possible.

Contact Our Eye Doctor for Eye Twitching Remedies

If you are experiencing eye twitching and you are in the greater Boston area, the optometry professionals at Eyes Over Copley are ready to assist you. For more information on the causes of eye twitching or to schedule an appointment with our eye doctor, call us today at (617) 859-0630.