{"id":7588,"date":"2023-05-24T10:11:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T08:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.institutmacula.com\/patologia\/parpella-tremolosa\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:15:18","slug":"parpella-tremolosa","status":"publish","type":"patologia","link":"https:\/\/www.institutmacula.com\/en\/pathology\/parpella-tremolosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Blepharospasm (twitching eyelid)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Blepharospasm<\/strong> is the involuntary closing of the <strong>eyelids<\/strong>, also known as <strong>twitching eyelid<\/strong> or excessive involuntary blinking. The first symptoms of <strong>twitching eyelid<\/strong> are an occasional increase in blinking of one or both eyes, or simply some difficulty in keeping the eyes open. Most patients with <strong>blepharospasm<\/strong> also present light sensitivity (photophobia) and dry eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the disease progresses, the <strong>eyelid<\/strong> spasms begin to increase in frequency until they become constant. This condition is usually progressive, as the spasms tend to increase in frequency and the relaxation periods become shorter. However, in some cases, the spasms reach a plateau and remain at that level without further progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms usually begin during the fifth or sixth decade of life, and it is three times more common in women. 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