Eyelid Disorders Summary Your eyelids help protect your eyes. When you blink, your eyelids spread moisture over your eyes. Blinking also helps move dirt or other particles off the surface of the eye. You close your eyelids when you see something coming towards your eyes. This can help protect against injuries. Like most other parts of your body, your eyelids can get infected, inflamed, or even develop cancer. There are also specific eyelid problems, including Eyelids that turn in or out Eyelids that droop Abnormal blinking or twitching Treatment of eyelid problems depends on the cause. National Eye Institute Find an Expert American Academy of Ophthalmology American Academy of Ophthalmology Finding an Eye Care Professional National Eye Institute National Eye Institute National Eye Institute Specifics Benign Essential Blepharospasm National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Blepharitis National Eye Institute Blepharitis American Academy of Ophthalmology Chalazia and Styes American Academy of Ophthalmology Eye Twitching Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Facts about Blepharospasm National Eye Institute Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Treatment (Posterior Blepharitis) American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Sty Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Trichiasis Merck & Co., Inc. Images Blepharitis Logical Images Blepharoplasty American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Eyelid Growths Merck & Co., Inc. Ptosis American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Stye (Hordeolum and Chalazion) Logical Images Array Blepharitis Blepharoplasty – slideshow Chalazion Ectropion Entropion Eyelid bump Eyelid drooping Eyelid lift Eyelid twitch Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Blepharoptosis National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Blepharospasm National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Chalazion National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Eyelid Diseases National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Hordeolum National Institutes of Health Health Check Tools Drooping Eyelid DSHI Systems Start Here Eye Problems American Academy of Family Physicians Related Issues Eyelid Cancer American Society of Clinical Oncology Encyclopedia Eyelid drooping Oculoplastic procedures Children Eyelid Problems American Academy of Pediatrics Genetics Genetics Home Reference: benign essential blepharospasm National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Horner syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: progressive external ophthalmoplegia National Library of Medicine Reference Desk Glossary of Terms Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Journal Articles Eyelid Disorders Symptoms Vision Symptoms American Academy of Ophthalmology
