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Eyes suddenly start twitching. is this associated with stress or a neurological symptom or the eye muscle or what?

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Dr. Stevan Cordas answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Twitch: Eyestrain, a tic, rarely something neurological.

Answered 5/22/2013

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