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    MediFind found 18 doctor with experience in Benign Essential Blepharospasm near Birmingham, AL. Of these, 11 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    18 providers found
      Distinguished in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Paul R. Atchison
      Neurology
      Distinguished in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Paul R. Atchison
      Neurology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      619 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      205-934-4011
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Paul Atchison is a Neurologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Atchison is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Meige Syndrome, Benign Essential Blepharospasm, and Myoclonus-Dystonia. Dr. Atchison is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Michael Vaphiades
      Neurology | Ophthalmology
      Distinguished in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Michael Vaphiades
      Neurology | Ophthalmology

      University Of Alabama Ophthalmology Services Foundation

      700 18th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      205-325-9620
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Michael Vaphiades is a Neurologist and an Ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Vaphiades is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Papilledema, and Increased Intracranial Pressure.

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      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Natividad P. Stover
      Neurology
      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Natividad P. Stover
      Neurology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      619 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      205-934-4011
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
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      Accepting New Patients

      Natividad Stover is a Neurologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Stover is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Essential Tremor, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Stover is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. John A. Long
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. John A. Long
      Ophthalmology

      Alabama Ophthalmology Associates, P.C.

      1000 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      205-930-0700
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      John Long is an Ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Long is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Eyelid Drooping, Ptosis, Entropion, Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, and Myringotomy. Dr. Long is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Kristin B. Madonia
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Kristin B. Madonia
      Ophthalmology
      200 Wildwood Pkwy, Suite 100a, 
      Homewood, AL 
       (3.6 miles away)
      205-943-4600
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Kristin Madonia is an Ophthalmologist in Homewood, Alabama. Dr. Madonia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Papilledema, Optic Atrophy Type 1, and Optic Nerve Atrophy. Dr. Madonia is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Anthony P. Nicholas
      Neurology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Anthony P. Nicholas
      Neurology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      720 20th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (0.5 miles away)
      205-934-4983
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Accepting New Patients

      Anthony Nicholas is a Neurologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Nicholas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Tardive Dyskinesia, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Nicholas is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Martin S. Cogen
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Martin S. Cogen
      Ophthalmology
      619 19th Street South, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (0.8 miles away)
      205-934-6600
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Accepting New Patients

      Martin Cogen is an Ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Cogen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Ectropion, Strabismus, Graves Disease, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Cogen is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Talene A. Yacoubian
      Neurology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Talene A. Yacoubian
      Neurology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      2000 6th Ave S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (0.9 miles away)
      205-937-9999
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Accepting New Patients

      Talene Yacoubian is a Neurologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Yacoubian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Thalamotomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Yacoubian is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Harrison C. Walker
      Neurology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Harrison C. Walker
      Neurology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      619 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      205-934-4011
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      See accepted insurances
      Accepting New Patients

      Harrison Walker is a Neurologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Walker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Walker is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Rhodemarie Maron
      Neurology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Rhodemarie Maron
      Neurology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      619 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      205-934-4011
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      See accepted insurances
      Offers Telehealth

      Rhodemarie Maron is a Neurologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Maron is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are VEXAS Syndrome, Encephalitis, Brain Tumor, and Memory Loss.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Michael A. Callahan
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Michael A. Callahan
      Ophthalmology

      University Of Alabama Ophthalmology Services Foundation

      700 18th St S, Suite 601, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      205-325-8620
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Callahan is an Ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Callahan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Eyelid Drooping, Ptosis, Blocked Tear Duct, and Cataract. Dr. Callahan is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Darrell W. Joiner
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Darrell W. Joiner
      Ophthalmology

      University Of Alabama Ophthalmology Services Foundation

      700 18th St S, Suite 601, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      205-325-8620
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Accepting New Patients

      Darrell Joiner is an Ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Joiner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Endophthalmitis, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Joiner is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Michael A. Albert
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Michael A. Albert
      Ophthalmology
      700 18th St S, Suite 707, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
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      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Albert is an Ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Albert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Detachment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Albert is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Matthew G. Vicinanzo
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Matthew G. Vicinanzo
      Ophthalmology

      Alabama Ophthalmology Associates, P.C.

      1000 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      205-930-0700
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      See accepted insurances
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Vicinanzo is an Ophthalmologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Vicinanzo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Eyelid Bump, Blocked Tear Duct, and Myringotomy. Dr. Vicinanzo is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Jessica A. Duddleston
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Jessica A. Duddleston
      Ophthalmology

      Alabama Vision Center, LLC

      3928 Montclair Rd, Suite 100, 
      Mountain Brk, AL 
       (3.1 miles away)
      205-592-3911
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Accepting New Patients

      Jessica Duddleston is an Ophthalmologist in Mountain Brk, Alabama. Dr. Duddleston is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Eyelid Bump, Chalazion, and Interstitial Keratitis. Dr. Duddleston is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Caroline C. Watson
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Caroline C. Watson
      Ophthalmology

      Alabama Vision Center, LLC

      3928 Montclair Rd, Suite 100, 
      Mountain Brk, AL 
       (3.1 miles away)
      205-592-3911
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Caroline Watson is an Ophthalmologist in Mountain Brk, Alabama. Dr. Watson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Cloudy Cornea, Blepharitis, Cataract, Meibomianitis, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Watson is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Richard G. Diethelm
      Neurology
      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Richard G. Diethelm
      Neurology
      48 Medical Park E Dr, Suite 351, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Richard Diethelm is a Neurologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Diethelm is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. His top areas of expertise are Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and West Syndrome. Dr. Diethelm is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Diane R. Counce
      Neurology
      Advanced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

      Dr. Diane R. Counce
      Neurology

      Neurology And Neurodiagnostics Of Alabama, LLC

      1000 Southlake Park, Suite 200, 
      Hoover, AL 
       (11.2 miles away)
      205-536-8736
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Offers Telehealth

      Diane Counce is a Neurologist in Hoover, Alabama. Dr. Counce is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency, and Dopa-Responsive Dystonia. Dr. Counce is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Benign Essential Blepharospasm?

      Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by abnormal blinking or spasms of the eyelids. It is a form of dystonia, a group of movement disorders involving uncontrolled tensing of the muscles (contractions), rhythmic shaking (tremors), and other involuntary movements. BEB occurs in both men and women, although it is especially common in middle-aged women. Initial symptoms include an increased frequency of blinking, dry eyes, and eye irritation. As the condition progresses, spasms of the muscles surrounding the eyes cause involuntary winking or squinting and increasing difficulty keeping eyes open, which can lead to vision impairment. In more than half of all people with BEB, the symptoms affect other facial muscles and muscles in other areas of the body. When people with BEB also experience involuntary muscle spasms affecting the tongue and jaw, this is known as Meige syndrome. The cause of BEB is unknown; however, some cases appear to run through families.

      When should I see a Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor near Birmingham, AL?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor near Birmingham, AL?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How do I find the best Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor near Birmingham, AL?

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      How does MediFind rank Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctors near Birmingham, AL?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctors near Birmingham, AL?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor near Birmingham, AL?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor near Birmingham, AL?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctors near Birmingham, AL?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Benign Essential Blepharospasm doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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