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By Mayo Clinic staffEye twitch usually goes away on its own within a few days or months. Schedule an appointment with your doctor if:
- The twitching doesn't go away within one to three weeks.
- Your eyelid completely closes with each twitch.
- Twitching happens in other parts of your face as well.
- Your eye is red, swollen or has discharge, or you notice drooping eyelids.
References
- BEBRF blepharospasm pages. Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation. http://www.blepharospasm.org/index.html#contents. Accessed Aug. 26, 2008.
- Ben Simon GJ, et al. Benign essential blepharospasm. International Ophthalmology Clinics. 2005;45(3):49-27.
- Banik R, et al. Chronic myokymia limited to the eyelid is a benign condition. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2004;24(4):290-292.
- Martino D, et al. Relationship between eye symptoms and blepharospasm. Movement Disorders. 2005;20(12):1564-5170.
- Miwa H, et al. Bell's palsy-induced blepharospasm. Journal of Neurology. 2002;249(4):452-454.
- Camargo CHF, et al. Cervical dystonia: Clinical and therapeutic features in 85 patients. Arquivos Neuropsiquerativ; 2008;66(1):16-21.
- Micheli F, et al. Development of Parkinson's disease in patients with blepharospasm. Movement Disorders. 2004;19(9):1069-1072.
- Tsary D, et al. Clinical concepts: Dystonia. New England Journal of Medicine. 2008;355:818-829.
- Kenney C. Tourette's syndrome. American Family Physician. 2008;77(5):651-658, 659-660.
