Eye Spasms in my left eye!!!! is something wrong with me???!
Question: I posted this question on Monday...It's still happening!!! I"m getting a little worried that this is still happening...read below...
For the last few days my left eyeball spasms. It comes and goes and lasts for about 5 seconds. It's not painful but has a very wierd feeling. IA very wierd feeling!!!!Just in one eye. It feels like someone is squeezing something inside my eyeball. Whats up with that?
Pls dont say annuersyn or stroke (omg!!!) im serious here!!!
Answers: I posted this question on Monday...It's still happening!!! I"m getting a little worried that this is still happening...read below...
For the last few days my left eyeball spasms. It comes and goes and lasts for about 5 seconds. It's not painful but has a very wierd feeling. IA very wierd feeling!!!!Just in one eye. It feels like someone is squeezing something inside my eyeball. Whats up with that?
Pls dont say annuersyn or stroke (omg!!!) im serious here!!!
It might feel like your eyeball but it is your eyelids. Stress and tiredness is the cause. The fact that you are stressing about it will be making it worse. Just try and forget about it, it will go off eventually, IT IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, everyone will get it at some point.
Eye Spasms/Eye Twitching
The three most common types of eyelid spasms are eyelid twitch, essential blepharospasm, and hemifacial spasm.
Eyelid Twitch
The cause of minor eyelid twitching is unknown. A slight spasm of the lower eyelid or even both eyelids is common and of no concern.
Essential Blepharospasm
An involuntary condition usually involving both eyes, where the eyelids, and sometimes the eyebrows, close involuntarily. In advanced cases of essential blepharospasm, muscles of the mouth or neck are sometimes involved in these spasms. When these spasms occur, temporary inability to see may result because of the involuntary eyelid closure. These spasms are rare but very troublesome, and often incapacitating. Blepharospasm is caused by abnormal nerve impulses producing muscle spasms, and almost never a psychiatric disease.
Hemifacial Spasm
Hemifacial spasm is a condition which involves the eyelid muscles and usually the muscles around the mouth, but on only one side of the face. Hemifacial spasm is usually caused by an artery pressing on the nerve to the facial muscles causing the face to twitch.
Symptoms
Twitching or spasm around the eyes
Facial spasms
The symptoms described above may not necessarily mean that you have eyelid spasms. However, if you experience one or more of these symptoms, contact your eye doctor for a complete exam.
Treatment
Eyelid Twitch.
Minor eyelid twitches require no treatment as they usually resolve spontaneously. Reducing stress, using warm soaks, or correction of any refractive error may help. Some ophthalmologists recommend reducing caffeine usage.
Blepharospasm.
Can be treated with medications, biofeedback, injection of botulinum and surgery. Medications and biofeedback are rarely successful in managing blepharospasm, but may be advised in mild cases or cases not responding to other treatment. Botulinum injections are now the most commonly recommended treatment for blepharospasm. Injection of botulinum (botulism toxin) in very small quantities into the muscles around the eyes will relax the spasm. The injection works for several months, but will slowly wear off and usually needs to be repeated. The treatment is very successful with few side-effects. On those rare occasions when side-effects do occur, they include drooping of the eyelids, double vision or dryness of the eye, but they all subside as the injection wears off. Your ophthalmologist may suggest surgery to remove either the nerve causing the spasm or the spastic muscles themselves. The surgical results are generally permanent and any side-effects are also usually permanent.
Hemifacial Spasm.
Botulinum injections may be beneficial in relieving the eyelid spasms in patients with hemifacial spasm. A neurosurgical procedure for hemifacial spasm may relieve the pressure of the artery on the nerve. While it is generally successful, it is a major neurosurgical operation and serious complications are possible.
Hi, Pretty Eyes. I think you're okay. One of my eyes does that sometimes, and I read that it's just eye strain. When your eyes get tired or "stressed," they can twitch like that. Don't worry, okay?
Eye spasms are very common when the eye is placed under strain. When reading a book in the dark or working on the computer for many hours for example can cause the eye to strain. It is said that when we work on the computer we have the tendency to blink half as much as normal. This lack of blinking causes the eye to dry out and strain when focusing on the screen in front of us. It is important to let your eyes rest while reading and working on the computer. Take a few minutes every so often and close your eyes for a small period of time to allow them to moisturize and relax. It is also important to try to remember to blink while working on the computer.
If the above information does not reflect your scenario or it does not seem to help with the eye spasm I would definitely advise you to go see an eye care practitioner. The eye is a very compicated organ and should not be taken too lightly.
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