Vein or muscle contraction under right eye ? (facial nerve f Posted: 07-12-07 02:50am
The vain under my right eye has been
pulsing at a very fast rate. It has been
causing my eye to water at times. The
pulsing lasts for about 15 seconds and
then stops for a minute or two and then
starts again. It has been going on for
about 2 weeks. When i was about 5 years
old i was poked in the eye by a girl at
school and as a result i ended up with
damage to the back of my eye. I have some
scare tissue at the back of my right eye
and i have lost about 5 - 10% of my vision
in my eye as a result. I'm not sure this
has anything to do with my current
problem.
Thank You for your help.
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Nutrition Answer A3123 Posted: 08-08-07 07:51am
Veins generally do not pulsate. According
to your description, you may be
experiencing the spontaneous contraction
of a facial muscle (fasciculation). I
don’t believe that an eye injury during
the childhood has anything with the
current problem. Muscle fasciculation is
probably not related with the eye and can
be a normal event. You can consult a
neurologist about this if you are
concerned or simply to check it out.
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