Hi Janet n' George; I bin lookin' on the web............... > >what the heck are blepharospasms? go to the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation: http://www.blepharospasm.org/~bebrf/ and also Blinks_R_Us at: http://www.blepharospasm.org/~bebrf/blephar6.html for a wealth of information on sumpthin' I can't recall having ever heard of before today................. > > > >and how does one pronounce them, if one dares? > > bleff-arrow-spazzum Now ptosis...... that's a whole 'nuther ball game............. All the very best to all my cyber friends.......Murray [log in to unmask]