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Eye twitching
My eyes have been twitching from past 2 weeks. Sometimes the frequency is once in few seconds and sometimes once in few hours. Should I use any drops for this for consult a doctor?
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Eye twitching is mostly due to lifestyle factors like stress (physical/ psychological), anxiety,fatigue, lack of sleep, excessive coffee intake, alcoholism, smoking etc.
It can also due to irritant in and around eyes like eyelash infection, dryness, eye infection.
Next Steps
consult ophthalmologist if twitching is persistent for 2 weeks/ if twitching increases/ it appears in other parts of face or body
Health Tips
make lifestyle modification, reduce screen time,maintain lid hygiene, use lubricating eyedrops like refresh tears 4 times day in both eyes.
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