Eye twitching
Eye twitching: Introduction
Involuntary twitching movements of the eyes,
such as nystagmus,
need to be distinguished from eyelid twitches.
abnormal eye movements,
involuntary eye movements,
inward and outward deviation of the eyes,
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Causes of Eye twitching:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Eye twitching.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Types of Eye twitching:
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Eye twitching: Symptom Checker
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Diagnostic tests for Eye twitching:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Eye twitching. Some of these are listed below :
- Eye examination
- Visual acuity (vision testing of the eye) may be affected with corneal ulceration depending on the site of the ulcer
- Use local anesthetic drops instilled prior to examining a painful eye as it is a sensitive measure of a surface problem. If the pain is unrelieved a deeper problem must be suspected
- Look for any foreign bodies, especially under the eyelids
- Evert the eyelid to inspect under the upper eyelid
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Medications or substances causing Eye twitching:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Eye twitching as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Phenytoin (epileptic medication)
- Demecarium Bromide
- Humorsol
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Eye twitching: Comorbid Symptoms
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Eye twitching
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Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Eye twitching. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.
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Misdiagnosis and Eye twitching
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Detailed list of causes of Eye twitching
The list below shows some of the causes of Eye twitching mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Eye twitching?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Eye twitching.
Of the 390
causes of Eye twitching that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 6
causes are "rare" diseases
- 3
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 382
causes have no prevalence information.
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Conditions listing medical symptoms: Eye twitching:
The following list of conditions
have 'Eye twitching' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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- Abetalipoproteinemia
... nystagmus
- Ablinism I syndrome
... nystagmus
- Absence of septum pellucidum and septo-optic dysplasia
... nystagmus
- Absence of septum pellucidum with porencephalia syndrome
... nystagmus
- Acanthocytosis
... nystagmus
- Achard syndrome
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Achromatopsia
... Nystagmus, rapid involuntary eye movements
- Achromatopsia incomplete, X-linked
... nystagmus
- Acrocephalosyndactyly II
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Adams Nance syndrome
... nystagmus
- Adrenoleukodystrophy, autosomal, neonatal form
... nystagmus
- Adversive syndrome
... nystagmus
- Aicardi syndrome
... eyelid twitching
- Albinism
... nystagmus
- Albinism ocular late onset sensorineural deafness
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Albinism, ocular, autosomal recessive
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Alcohol abuse
... nystagmus
- Alstrom disease
... nystagmus
- Alstrom syndrome
... nystagmus
- Alström Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 1
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 10
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 11
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis Congenita of Leber, type 12
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis Congenita of Leber, type 13
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 2
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 3
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 4
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 5
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 6
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 7
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 8
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 9
... nystagmus
- Amaurosis hypertrichosis
... nystagmus
- Ampola syndrome
... nystagmus
- Amyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal
... nystagmus
- Aniridia
... nystagmus
- Aniridia -- ptosis -- mental retardation -- obesity, familial
... nystagmus
- Aniridia II
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Aniridia ptosis mental retardation obesity familial type
... nystagmus
- Aniridia, sporadic
... nystagmus
- Arima syndrome
... nystagmus
- Arnold Stickler Bourne syndrome
... nystagmus
- Arnold-Chiari Malformation (Type 1)
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Arnold-Chiari malformation type 2
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Arnold-Chiari malformation type 3
... nystagmus
- Arnold-Chiari malformation type 4
... nystagmus
- Arthritis -- short stature -- deafness
... nystagmus
- Ataxia spastic congenital miosis
... nystagmus
- Ataxia tapetoretinal degeneration
... nystagmus
- Ataxia, Hereditary, Autosomal Dominant
... nystagmus
- Ataxia, spastic with congenital miosis
... nystagmus
- Auricular abnormalities -- cleft lip with or without cleft palate -- ocular abnormalities
... nystagmus
- Auriculoocular anomalies -- cleft lip
... nystagmus
B
- Babinski-Nageotte syndrome
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 1
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 10
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 11
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 12
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 2
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 3
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 4
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 5
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 6
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 7
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 8
... nystagmus
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 9
... nystagmus
- Behr syndrome
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Benign astrocytoma
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Benign essential blepharospasm
... longer eyelid spasms, progressive worsening of eyelid spasms, uncontrollable eyelid closing
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
... Nystagmus, rapid involuntary eye movements
- Biemond Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Biemond syndrome type 1
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Blue Diaper Syndrome
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Bone marrow failure -- neurologic abnormalities
... nystagmus
- Bonnier's syndrome
... nystagmus
- Borjeson Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Brachmann-De Lange Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Brachydactyly nystagmus cerebellar ataxia
... nystagmus
- Brachymetapody, anodontia, hypotrichosis, albinoidism
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Branchio-skeleto-genital syndrome
... nystagmus
- Brown-Symmers disease
... nystagmus
C
- Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Cataract -- intellectual deficit -- anal atresia -- urinary defects
... nystagmus
- Cataract and cardiomyopathy
... nystagmus
- Cataract, microphthalmia and nystagmus
... nystagmus
- Caudal appendage -- deafness
... nystagmus
- Cerebellar abscess
... nystagmus
- Cerebellar ataxia -- areflexia -- pes cavus -- optic atrophy -- sensorineural hearing loss
... nystagmus
- Cerebellar ataxia syndrome
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss
... nystagmus
- Cerebellar ataxia, X-linked
... nystagmus
- Cerebellar degeneration
... nystagmus
- Cerebellar degeneration, subacute
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Cerebellar hypoplasia -- endosteal sclerosis
... nystagmus
- Cerebellar hypoplasia -- tapetoretinal degeneration
... nystagmus
- Cerebellar parenchymal degeneration
... nystagmus
- Cerebelloparenchymal autosomal recessive disorder 3
... nystagmus
- Cerebral abscess
... nystagmus
- Cerebro oculo skeleto renal syndrome
... nystagmus
- Cerebrorenodigital syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chediak-Higashi like syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Acrylamide
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Bromide
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Carbon Disulfide
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Chloroform
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Dinitrophenol
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethylene Oxide
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Glufosinate
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Glyphosate
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Manganese
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Methanol
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Methyl Bromide
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Monosodium Methanarsenate
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Sodium Monofluoroacetate
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Toluene Diisocyanate
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Trichloroethylene
... nystagmus
- Chemical poisoning -- Xylene
... nystagmus
- Chiari-1 Malformation
... nystagmus
- Chorioretinal atrophy, progressive bifocal
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 10, trisomy 10p
... Nystagmus
- Chromosome 10, trisomy 10pter p13
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 10p duplication syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 11, deletion 11p
... Nystagmus
- Chromosome 11q duplication syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 15q triplication syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 18 deletion syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 18, Monosomy 18p
... Nystagmus
- Chromosome 18p minus syndrome
... Nystagmus
- Chromosome 18q, partial deletion
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 18q- Syndrome
... Nystagmus
- Chromosome 6 Ring
... Nystagmus
- Chromosome 6 ring syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 6, monosomy 6p23
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 8 recombinant syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 8, Monosomy 8p2
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 8, Monosomy 8p21-pter
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 8, monosomy 8q
... Nystagmus
- Chromosome 8p deletion syndrome
... nystagmus
- Chromosome 8p duplication syndrome
... nystagmus
- Cleft lower lip cleft lateral canthi chorioretinal
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Cockayne syndrome
... nystagmus
- Coloboma chorioretinal cerebellar vermis aplasia
... nystagmus
- Coloboma of macula, type B brachydactyly
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Combarros Calleja Leno syndrome
... nystagmus
- Cone rod dystrophy -- amelogenesis imperfecta
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Cone-Rod Dystrophy, X-linked, 1
... nystagmus
- Cone-Rod Dystrophy, X-linked, 2
... nystagmus
- Cone-Rod Dystrophy, X-linked, 3
... nystagmus
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1/IIX
... nystagmus
- Corneal dystrophy -- ichthyosis -- microcephaly -- mental retardation
... nystagmus
- Corneal dystrophy -- perceptive deafness
... nystagmus
- Craniofacial dysostosis type 1
... nystagmus
- CRAPB
... nystagmus
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Crouzon Syndrome
... Nystagmus
- Céstan-Chenais syndrome
... nystagmus
D
- Dandy-Walker -- facial hemangioma
... nystagmus
- Dandy-Walker malformation with mental retardation, macrocephaly, myopia, and brachytelephalangy
... nystagmus
- Dandy-Walker Syndrome
... nystagmus (jerky eyes)
- De Grouchy Syndrome
... Nystagmus
- Deletion 11p
... Nystagmus
- Deletion 18q
... Nystagmus
- Deletion 8q
... Nystagmus
- Diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy
... nystagmus
- Diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, deafness, mitochondrial form
... nystagmus
- DIDMOAD Syndrome, Mitochondrial form
... nystagmus
- Diencephalic Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Dobrow syndrome
... nystagmus
- Donepezil toxicity
... nystagmus
- Dup (2) (q34-qter)
... nystagmus
- Duplication 10p
... Nystagmus
- Dystonia 1, Torsion, Autosomal Dominant
... eyelid spasms
- Dystonia Musculorum Deformans 1
... eyelid spasms
- Dystonia musculorum deformans type 1
... eyelid spasms
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M
- Macular dystrophy, retinal, 1, North Carolina type
... nystagmus
- Manz syndrome
... nystagmus
- Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome
... Nystagmus
- Maumenee syndrome
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Medulloblastoma
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Meier-Blumberg-Imahorn syndrome
... nystagmus
- Mental retardation -- blepharophimosis -- obesity -- web neck
... nystagmus
- Mental retardation -- macrocephaly -- coarse facies -- hypotonia
... nystagmus
- Mental retardation -- skeletal dysplasia -- abducens palsy
... nystagmus
- Mental retardation unusual facies ampola type
... nystagmus
- Mental retardation, Mietens-Weber type
... nystagmus
- Methylcobalamin deficiency, cbl E complementation type
... nystagmus
- Microcephaly -- mental retardation -- retinopathy
... nystagmus
- Microcephaly -- microphthalmos -- blindness
... nystagmus
- Minamata disease
... nystagmus
- MOMO syndrome
... nystagmus
- Mucoepithelial dysplasia, Witkop type
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Mucolipidosis type 1
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Multiple Sclerosis
... rapid involuntary eye movement
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 1
... Rapid involuntary eye movement
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 2
... Rapid involuntary eye movement
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 3
... Rapid involuntary eye movement
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 4
... Rapid involuntary eye movement
N
- N syndrome
... nystagmus
- Naegeli syndrome
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome
... Rapid involuntary eye movements
- Neuraminidase deficiency
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Neuraminidase deficiency, type II, juvenile form
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Neuroaxonal dystrophy -- renal tubular acidosis
... nystagmus
- Neuroaxonal dystrophy, infantile
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Neurodegeneration With Brain Iron Accumulation 2
... nystagmus
- Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome
... nystagmus
- Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease
... nystagmus
- Night blindness, congenital stationary, type 2A
... nystagmus
- Night blindness, congenital stationary, type 2B
... nystagmus
- Noonan Syndrome
... nystagmus
- Nystagmus 1, congenital, X- linked
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Nystagmus 2, congenital, autosomal dominant
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Nystagmus 3, congenital, autosomal dominant
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Nystagmus 4, congenital, autosomal dominant
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Nystagmus, Benign Paroxysmal Positional
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Nystagmus, congenital motor
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Nystagmus, congenital motor, autosomal recessive
... rapid involuntary eye movements
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- SCHAD deficiency
... nystagmus
- Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis
... nystagmus
- Septo-Optic Dysplasia
... nystagmus
- Sialidosis type 1 and 3
... nystagmus
- Sialidosis type 2
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Sialidosis type I
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Sialidosis type II
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Sialuria, Finnish type
... nystagmus
- Singh-Chhaparwal-Dhanda syndrome
... nystagmus
- Spastic paraplegia 16, X-linked
... nystagmus
- Spastic paraplegia 2, X-linked
... nystagmus
- Spastic paraplegia 7, autosomal recessive
... nystagmus
- Sphingolipidosis
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia -- dysmorphism
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 10
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 11
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 12
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 13
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 15
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 16
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 17
... nystagmus, eyelid spasms
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 2
... rapid involuntary eye movements
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 25
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 26
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 27
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 28
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 29
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal dominant
... nystagmus
- Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 5
... nystagmus
- Split hand split foot nystagmus
... nystagmus
- Syringobulbia
... rapid involuntary eye movements
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Eye twitching?
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Classifications of Eye twitching:
Subtypes of Eye twitching:
Nystagmus (468 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Eye twitching:
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Symptoms related to Eye twitching:
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