nictitating spasm

Circular muscle spasm eyelids, the reflex phenomenon. patient orientation is difficult or completely impossible. Occurs when it enters the eye foreign body, burn the eyes and additional vehicle, wounding the eyeball, corneal ulcer, its perforation. The reflex spasm can be during stimulation of the trigeminal nerve branches (at disease of the teeth, or polyps in the nose), symptom in irritation of the meninges, as well as a manifestation of hysteria.
Treatment of the underlying disease. To remove a foreign body and clarify the diagnosis locally instilled dikaina solutions trimekaina, novocaine. To fix the age used vekopodemniki, lid speculum.