Apr 5, 2024 · What is blepharospasm? Blepharospasm is a type of eye twitching where the muscles in or around your eyes that open and close your eyes twitch or flex (spasm) rapidly …

Nov 27, 2024 · Blepharospasm (also called benign essential blepharospasm) is blinking or other eyelid movements, like twitching, that you can’t control. Eyelid twitching usually goes away on …

Blepharospasm occurs in middle age and is more frequent among women than men. The most common treatments are medication and periodic injections of botulinum toxin into the eyelid …

Mar 4, 2025 · What is blepharospasm? Blepharospasm, also known as benign essential blepharospasm (BEB), is a neurologic disorder characterized by repetitive and involuntary …

Blepharospasm is the term for eyelid spasms that cause uncontrollable blinking or winking. A person with blepharospasm cannot control the muscles responsible for opening and closing …

Jul 21, 2025 · Eyelid spasm or eyelid twitching, also called blepharospasm, is an involuntary blinking or spasm of the eyelids. Here are a few causes of a twitching eyelid.

What is Blepharospasm? Blepharo means “eyelid”. Spasm means “uncontrolled muscle contraction”. The term blepharospasm [blef-a-ro-spaz-m] can be applied to any abnormal …

Blepharospasm is spasm of muscles around the eye causing involuntary blinking and eye closing. The cause of blepharospasm is most often unknown. It affects women more than men and …

Sep 9, 2022 · Benign essential blepharospasm is a rare progressive neurological condition that affects about 20 to 133 people per million worldwide. It causes progressively worse eye …

Blepharospasm is abnormal contraction of the eyelid muscles. It often refers to benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) which is a bilateral condition and a form of focal dystonia leading to …