That annoying flicker in your eyelid? It’s usually nothing to worry about. Known as myokymia, this harmless twitch is linked ...

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 ...

Q: Sometimes my eyelid twitches on and off for days – weeks, even. It’s distracting and irritating. How do I get it to stop? And should I be concerned? A: Eyelid spasms, while annoying, are “rarely a ...

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

Share on Pinterest Electrical impulses in the brain can sometimes cause random spasms, which may result in a temporary eyelid twitch. Sometimes, electrical activity in the brain causes nerve cells to ...

The human body is designed to deliver early warning signals when something's wrong. Your job is to interpret them, which can sometimes be difficult to do. After all, not all of your body's warning ...

Michael Campbell, optometrist at Optical Solutions on Hilton Head Island Submitted photo This week, Michael Campbell, an optometrist at Optical Solutions on Hilton Head Island, discusses the causes ...

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 ...

Eye-twitching can describe several different things. Some of them have to do with your eyes themselves, while others are more likely related other reasons. For more than two decades, Lawan has been a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking coffee can protect people from developing a tic in which an eyelid twitches uncontrollably, a new study from Italy suggests. Sign up here. But people with the ...