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Posted by T. Greg Doucette on Oct 15, 2010 in Randomness | Subscribe
I’ve been blessed with good eyesight since I was a kid, and when I visited é›…é›… in Memphis the future-optometrist even determined I’m part of a relatively small number of people in the country who would be classified as a “true emmetrope.”1
After successfully making it through years of computer science and 1L year of law school without any problems, I guess I’ve been taking things for granted: between a research memo for DVLaw, a research memo for Legal Letters, and a midterm for ConLaw, this week I’ve developed this insanely annoying twitch at the outer edge of my left eye 
Not sure if it’s plain ol’ eye fatigue or something serious, but I’m officially not a fan…
- Basically means both of my eyes are normal-shaped, compared to folks who have one or both eyes that are slightly misshapen but still see 20/20 due to the brain compensating for vision problems. [↩]
Mine was doing the same thing. It stopped after I got more sleep, cut down on caffeine and felt less stress about work/school. What also helped were minimal amounts of exercise. More probably would have been better.
Is it sad that after reading your comment I actually did a mental pros-and-cons list in my mind on giving up my eyesight versus giving up caffeine?
Mr. Hutton is correct – all of the above will affect your eyesight.
Also, an emmetrope doesn’t mean your eye is ‘normal-shaped’, it means that when light rays enter your eye, they focus on the retina when your eye is relaxed and looking at an object 6 meters away (tonic position).
Also, according to Google health:
Treatment for eye twitch:
Eyelid twitching usually disappears without treatment. In the meantime, the following steps may help:
* Get more sleep.
* Drink less caffeine.
* Lubricate your eyes with eye drops.
Also, the number of emmetropes equals about the same number of people who are myopic. They each comprise approximately 25% each of our population. So it’s not exactly a small number. Hyperopes make up approximately 50% of the population.