However, rarely, a twitching eye can reveal health issues to do with your nerves, muscles, and even motor neurons. Sometimes, people with worrying eye twitches need to visit a neurologist.

If eye twitching persists and gets worse over time, it may be a sign of blepharospasm, a rare neurological disorder that affects 1 in 50,000 people. In this case, it is recommended to consult a ...

Screen Time and Eye Strain To reduce eye strain, follow the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.

Eye twitches are usually caused by life's great stressors - namely anxiety, tiredness or exhaustion ... and by drinking caffeine or alcohol. But sometimes they can signal something more serious.

The NHS writes that an eye twitch (or indeed any other muscle twitch) that lasts longer than two weeks, or 14 days, is worth getting checked out by your doctor.

A. Eye-twitching – also called eye spasms or blinking disorder – is known technically as blepharospasm. It usually is not a serious condition. In most cases, the eyelid spasms stop on their own.

Getty Images 2. Twitches You’ve probably experienced an eye twitch if you’re overly tired, and Sujata said there is a variety of reasons, such as overindulging in alcohol, caffeine, or nicotine.

She added: 'Your eyes also might be dry or you might have eye strain.' Treatment isn't usually needed for a twitching eyelid, but there are options for those irritated by it, according to Dr Hecht.

When Massimo Scanziani’s daughter was young, he’d often see her eyes twitching beneath her eyelids while she was sleeping. These rapid eye movements (or REMs) are so obvious, Scanziani told me ...

What if the eye twitch is not worrying, but annoying? Having experienced an irritating but safe eye twitch myself, I was grateful for the NHS’s advice on how to manage it. They say you should rest, ...