Treatment of Blepharospasm and Related Conditions

Blepharospasm Definition: Bilateral, simultaneous squeezing of the eyelids Complications include loss of vision when driving and deformities including brow ptosis, dermatochalasis, disinsertion of the elevator aponeurosis, and lateral central tendon laxity Most frequently occurs in older women Younger cases are more likely to be 'psychogenic' Can be fibromyalgia of dystonia musculorum deformans or a finding in post-encephalitic Parkinsonism Absent during sleep.