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blepharospasm

[ blef-er-uh-spaz-uhm ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. spasmodic winking.


blepharospasm

/ ˈ²ú±ôÉ›´ÚÉ™°ùəʊˌ²õ±èæ³úÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. spasm of the muscle of the eyelids, causing the eyes to shut tightly, either as a response to painful stimuli or occurring as a form of dystonia
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blepharospasm1

First recorded in 1870–75; blepharo- ( def ) + spasm
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blepharospasm1

C19: from Greek blepharo ( n ) eyelid + spasm
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He founded a company, Oculinum, to produce a drug by the same name, which the FDA approved in 1989 for the treatment of strabismus and blepharospasm.

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They concluded that the treatment is generally safe and effective for four neurological conditions: chronic migraine, spasticity in adults, cervical dystonia and blepharospasm.

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Leber has recently joined those cases which are described as blindness through blepharospasm, to amblyopia from disuse.

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Last year she underwent surgery to correct her blepharospasm, a condition causing her eyes to stay shut.

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There is also a condition called blepharospasm in which the main symptom is repetitive, often forceful or spasmodic blinking or closing of the eyes.

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