Blepharospasm describes a condition where a person experiences an involuntary spasm of the muscles surrounding the eyelid. “Blepharo” refers to the eyelids, while “spasm” describes twitching of the ...

Blepharospasm is the medical name for a twitching eyelid. The name comes from the words “blepharal,” which means relating to the eyelid, and “spasm,” which is an involuntary muscle contraction.

Eye twitching or Blepharospasm, can last for a few hour or days and disappear spontaneously but sometimes it can persist and become a chronic problem and requires treatment. The term Blepharospasm has ...

An eye twitch is an eye muscle or eyelid spasm or movement that you can't control. Eye twitching can be common and is often not a cause for concern. However, there are some conditions that cause eye ...

Eye twitching, often harmless, can sometimes signal serious neurological conditions. Conditions like Blepharospasm, Hemifacial Spasm, Parkinson's disease, and Multiple Sclerosis may cause involuntary ...

Spastic lower lid entropion: before (top) and after (bottom) botulinum toxin injection. SAN DIEGO – Botulinum toxin has other uses beyond blepharospasm and its recently approved cosmetic applications.

Eye twitching can occur for a few hours or days and disappear spontaneously. Anyone can get this condition. When it is chronic the onset is gradual. Initially blinking may increase in response to ...

October 31, 2011 (Orlando, Florida) — A new study shows that shorter injection intervals with incobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin, Merz Pharmaceuticals), given on an as-needed basis, are safe and effective.

COURTESY OF DR. RICHARD HESSE, OSHNER CLINIC. Blepharospasm and facial dystonia have been present since at least the 16th century when Pieter Breughel painted the man in Figure 1, but any useful ...

August 3, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved incobotulinumtoxinA intramuscular injection (Xeomin; Merz Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of botulinum toxin–naive and ...

Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB), a form of focal dystonia, is a disorder of involuntary spasms involving the eyelid protractor muscles. First reported in Western medical literature in 1857, BEB ...