A rarer condition that causes eye twitching is known as blepharospasm and involves “forceful, involuntary closure of both eyes at the same time,” Moss says. She notes that blepharospasm can range from ...

Though eyelid twitching (technically called myokymia) can feel disconcerting, the good news is that it’s typically fleeting and harmless. Nevertheless, when you’re in the throes of the mini muscle ...

Is it true that stress can cause your eyelid to twitch? Many people have experienced it — that twitch that causes an eyelid to wiggle for several seconds. Twitches of the eyelid muscles may feel weird ...

Ticked off about your eyelid tic? Dr. Anthony Youn, a board-certified plastic surgeon based in Michigan, is sharing three ways to stop the pesky twitching. “It happens to so many of us,” Youn said ...

A: Eyelid spasms, while annoying, are “rarely a sign of something serious,” said Stephanie Erwin, an optometrist at Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute. The most common type of eye twitch is a ...

Eyelid myokymia describes continuous contractions that cause minor spasms in the eyelid, generally the lower one. For most people the symptom is fleeting, but some individuals find themselves ...

A repetitive involuntary spasm of eyelid muscles or twitching triggered by muscle spasms in an eyelid is known as an eyelid twitch which commonly involves the lower eyelid than the upper lid or can ...

Dear Dr. Gott: As an avid fan of your column, I read with interest the past column from one of your readers who suffers from an “eyelid twitch.” I believe that this individual may suffer a similar ...

Hemifacial spasms happen when a blood vessel puts excess pressure on a facial nerve, per the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). They can also be caused by external nerve ...