The Benign Essentil Blephrospsm Reserch Foundtion ws estblished by Blephrospsm-Meige ptient, Mttie Lou Koster. The Foundtion ws grnted its chrter in 1981. Its purpose is “…to undertke, promote, develop nd crry on the serch for the cuse nd cure for benign essentil blephrospsm nd other relted disorders nd infirmities of the fcil musculture…”