Will Tonic Water Stop My Eyelid Twitching?

Majid Moshirfar; Shaan N Somani; Kathryn M Shmunes; Yasmyne C Ronquillo

doi:10.2147/OPTH.S235895

Will Tonic Water Stop My Eyelid Twitching?

Clin Ophthalmol. 2020 Mar 4:14:689-691. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S235895. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Majid Moshirfar^{1

2

3}, Shaan N Somani⁴, Kathryn M Shmunes¹, Yasmyne C Ronquillo¹

Affiliations

¹ HDR Research Center, Hoopes Vision, Draper, UT, USA.
² John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
³ Utah Lions Eye Bank, Murray, UT, USA.
⁴ Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

Abstract

Eyelid myokymia, commonly referred to as "eyelid twitching", is a common, benign condition that resolves in most individuals within hours to days; however, chronic cases can persist for several weeks to months, prompting the search for home remedies that may reduce the frequency or duration of symptoms. In this article, we discuss the proposed pathophysiologic mechanism and safety concerns surrounding tonic water as a treatment for eyelid myokymia.

Keywords: eyelid twitching; myokymia; quinine; tonic water.

Grants and funding

This study was funded by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), 360 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10017. No support was received for the publication of this article.