The beat uncomfortable that invades one of the eyes is called myoquimia palpebral and its presence has nothing to do with eye pressure or the risk of accident cerebrovascular. However, it is a stress-related red flag. This is what the experts that some media, such as The New York Times and La Nación, gathered together.
Although one of the great fears of those who suffer from this spasm is that the discomfort will be noticed externally, professionals clarify that these movements are almost imperceptible and that even though there is a sensation of tremor, there is no visible reflection.
What is the cause of the throbbing in the eye?
“The spasms are a sign that the body is asking you to slow down,” Raj Maturi, a spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, told The New York Times.
For his part, Dr. Rogelio Ribes Escudero, head of Cornea Transplantation at the German hospital, told La Nación that “sometimes the body works like a car: when the engine warms up, a red light comes on indicating that you have to stop; the same thing happens with the body. That this happens to you speaks of the fact that you have to lower the revolutions ”.
The director of the Institute of Neurology of Buenos Aires, Alejandro Guillermo Andersson, also maintained for the same outlet that “What happens is a kind of twitching or throbbing of various parts of the eyelid that lasts for short periods and usually occurs mostly in the lower one.”
How to avoid throbbing in the eye?
Fatigue and stress are the most common causes, according to specialists. So, prevention is related to an improvement in the quality of life. “This also occurs due to anxiety or the consumption of stimulating substances, such as caffeine, tea, mate or similar, which produce myokymia”, emphasizes Dr. Andersson.
Also, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, there is a more extreme option for treating this condition: botulinum toxin injections into the eye muscles, which act as a muscle relaxant. However, the first recommendation is to go to the ophthalmologist, since, instead of the injectable, the specialist can choose a appropriate combination of medications.