ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the ocular adnexa or orbit
Disorders of eyelid or peri-ocular area
9A05 — Movement disorders of eyelid
8A02.00 — Benign essential blepharospasm

ICD-11 8A02.00 — Benign essential blepharospasm

This is a neurological condition characterised by forcible closure of the eyelids due to involuntary and sustained contraction of the muscles around the eyes.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Primary dystonia #6650