In case you’re wondering what the heck blepharospasm is, here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia:
A blepharospasm (from blepharo [eyelid] and spasm [uncontrolled muscle contraction]) is any abnormal tic or twitch of the eyelid.
To put it simply, it’s one of those moments that you’re feeling as if you’re blinking ten or twenty times in a couple of milliseconds.
The good news is that boffins from the Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences University of Bari in Italy have discovered that drinking a cup or two of coffee daily could reduce the risk of the condition:
He suggested that caffeine may block receptors in the brain that are associated with the tremor and explained a similar mechanism had been proposed for the protective effects of caffeine in Parkinson’s disease.
Professor David Wong, spokesperson for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, said the condition was fairly rare.
“Sometimes the condition is so bad that the patients spend most of the time with their eyes closed – they are effectively then visually impaired.
“Eye doctors treat patients mainly these days with Botulinum toxin.”
I love coffee! Right now, I’m currently going through my stockpile of Super Power 6-in-1 Coffee, which I bought after reading this post by Joneh 
June 19th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Hahaha. Super Power 6-in-1. Hahaha. Every day at least one mug, is good for you per doctor advice
June 19th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Which doctor? Dr. Kucau?
June 19th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Aiyo…no wonder my eye lids kept twitching nonstop for the past few days since I stopped taking coffee. Should be taking 8-in-1 after this. 7-in-1 campur Milo
June 19th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Heheh… then it’ll probably be Neslo Ginseng Tongkat Ali Misai Kucing
June 20th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Hmm.. is this a sponsored post? He he he..
June 20th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Kay: Nope, sponsored posts are always labeled clearly here
June 20th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Blog hopping from Criz’s blog.
Hey, I didnt know that coffee that cure Blepharospasm. I was suffering from it for almost 1 week. But then I realized I have kidney stone. Maybe due to my kidney stone.
June 20th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
kuanhoong: Welcome! Woahhh… slow down a bit. No mention of “cure” or “curing” was made in the post. There’s a difference between “reducing the risk” and “curing”
June 21st, 2007 at 12:12 am
opsss, im not saying anything
June 21st, 2007 at 7:18 am
And why not, Dr. Kucau? Overdosed on viagra oysters? Heh
May 6th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Wow, sure are a lot of people here making fun of such a difficult condition. Be happy you do not have it. For those of you who do then this may be a better option than botox.