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What Causes Eye Twitches If you are experiencing a pesky eyelid tic or twitch, these are possible causes. 1. Stress. There’s not much you can do about this except try to minimize the causes of stress. 2. Fatigue and tiredness. Not just your body, but your eyes get tired when over-worked. Catch up with a good night’s sleep. Quality Rehabilitation MIKRUT PHYSICAL THERAPY, LLC Hands on Treatment for Every Patient 3. Alcohol and caffeine. Decaf your life and cut back alcohol consumption to give your eyes some relief. 4. Dry eyes. Using computers and wearing contact lenses for long periods of time can cause your eyes to dry thus making them twitch. Lubricating eye drops can help a great deal. 5. Eye strain. Prolonged usage of technology that involves continuous gazing at a computer/video/i-phone/i-pad screen may cause computer vision syndrome. One of the symptoms can be eye twitching. Cut back on time spent in front of these devices. If it’s part of your job, there are protective lenses you can wear to relieve symptoms, even if you don’t require corrective lenses. Ask your eyecare professional for advice. Please call for an appointment 928-632-0800 6. Allergies and irritation. Environmental factors such as dust, smoke, chemicals, pollens, pet dander, and other tiny particles in the air can make your eyes twitch. Mikrut Physical Therapy LLC 7. Nutritional imbalance. Lack of essential nutrients in your diet may also cause that disturbing eye twitch. So eat healthy! Medicare and Most Insurances Accepted Terri Antone, Antone Optical in the Dewey Medical Center 13175 E. Hwy 169, Dewey Jim Mikrut Physical Therapist The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence did not sign at the same time, nor did they sign on July 4, 1776. The official event occurred on August 2, 1776, when 50 men signed it. YRMC Outpatient Services Building 7700 East Florentine Road Building B • Presco� Valley www.yrmc.org YRMC PhysicianCare Primary Care (928) 442-8710 YRMC PhysicianCare Cardiology (928) 772-8217 YRMC PhysicianCare Breast Surgery (928) 442-8740 Y D RM Ou el E W C tpa tien ebb tB ld YRMC Outpatient Services Building Parking Entrance Hospital Entrance Parking H os pi ta l Ac ce ss Ro ad D WINDSONG ROA YRMC East g Parking Prescott Valley Cardiac Diagnostics (928) 442-8195 Prescott Valley Medical Imaging (PVMI) (928) 759-5930 YRMC Outpatient Clinical Laboratory (928) 759-5800 FLORENTINE ROAD pccnews July 2015 15