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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2020

Will Tonic Water Stop My Eyelid Twitching?

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

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Majid MoshirfarHDR Research Center, Hoopes Vision, Draper, UT, USA.
Shaan N SomaniNorthwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Kathryn M ShmunesHDR Research Center, Hoopes Vision, Draper, UT, USA.
Yasmyne C RonquilloHDR Research Center, Hoopes Vision, Draper, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8852-4380
Hoopes Vision · USNorthwestern University · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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.

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eyelid twitchingmyokymiaquininetonic water

Identifiers

PMID32184555
PMCPMC7061523
OpenAlexW3009805532

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