What is pathological saccade?

Eyelid jumping can't predict good luck.

Eyelid jumping has nothing to do with good luck, but it is closely related to physical health.

Eyelid jump, also known as "eyelid tremor", also known as eyelid spasm, refers to the abnormal excitement of the nerve (VII facial nerve) that controls eyelid muscles, which causes some muscle fibers of orbicularis oculi muscle to contract and vibrate for a short time, and then affects the attached skin vibration spasm, which can be divided into physiological and pathological eyelid jump. Generally speaking, most eyelid jumps are physiological.

02 physiological eyelid jump

1 Causes of physiological eyelid jump

Physiological eyelid jump is mostly caused by mental stress, long reading, mobile phone or computer, excessive alcohol and tobacco, strong light stimulation, lack of sleep and other factors.

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The manifestations of physiological eyelid jump

Physiological eyelid jump is unilateral eyelid jump; The attack time is short, mostly between a few seconds and a few minutes; The duration varies from two or three hours to four or five days. The degree of eyelid pulsation is relatively slight.

3 countermeasures of physiological eyelid jump

Stop smoking and limit alcohol in daily life, and reduce the intake of strong tea and coffee; Keep your mood relaxed; Pay attention to rest and avoid excessive stimulation with eyes or strong light; Pay attention to eye hygiene.

When the eyelids jump, some people like to stick stickers or straw on their eyelids, which is not scientifically based. Physiological eyelid jump is a spontaneous symptom, which will recover on its own, and can also be relieved by local massage or hot compress.

Pathological eyelid beating

1 Causes of pathological eyelid jump

Myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and other eye refractive errors, intraocular foreign bodies, inverted eyelashes, eyelid marginal inflammation, conjunctivitis, keratitis and so on. Stimulate the eyes to over-regulate, eyelid muscles will involuntarily move, leading to eyelid jumping.

Facial neuritis, muscle dystonia, trauma, surgery, tumor and other stimuli or oppression.

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Manifestations of pathological eyelid jump

Frequent attacks, long beating time and great degree. In severe cases, you can't even open your eyes, which affects your vision. What's more, it will twitch with one side of the forehead, eyebrows, corners of the mouth and even the same side.

3 Countermeasures of pathological eyelid jump

Go to the hospital for examination in time, make clear the cause, and eliminate or treat other causes that aggravate eyelid spasm.

According to the doctor's advice, medical or surgical intervention, in which local injection of botulinum toxin can relax muscles, reduce tremors and help prevent spasms.

Now that you know the cause of eyelid jump, do you still believe that "the left eye jumps for money and the right eye jumps for disaster"?