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I have a friend who suffered from blepharospasm. He has been given "botox" injections for this, and they do help but are not a permanent cure. In his case his blepharospasm is considered to be a symptom of one of the so-called atypical parkinson's conditions called Progressive Supra Nuclear Palsy or Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome. This may not be the same in Lane's case, but you might do some reading. Ask John Cottingham for the archives listing for PSP. Regards Joy Graham > Lane suffers from blepharospasm--forced eyelid closure. Recently he >has increasingly long periods when his eyes are clenched close and will not >open. I have found very little about this condition in the literature from >the American Parkinson Disease Association. > If any of you have experienced this problem would you tell us about >it. Have you found any helpful ways to eliminate the problem or alleviate >it? > Thanks, > Madge c/g for Lane 64/4 > >Madge Hislop, caregiver for Lane 63/4