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Q: Causes of excessive blinking

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 22nd, 2008

my guy friend moved from Mexico to America 5yrs ago, when he arrived he started blinking quite a bit. He has seen a dr. about 4yrs ago and the dr. explained it was because of the enviroment change and eventually his eyes would adjust, however it's been 5yrs now and he still blinks alot more then what he should. Can you give me any advice on what he can do and what it might be? He seems to have adjusted to it, however I have not.

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on December 24th, 2008

Vision and Eye Disorders Answer A5143

Excessive blinking can appear due to dry air, or chronic inflammation of certain structures of the eye. The last is not very probable because an eye inflammation is usually easily recognized because the sclera (the white part) is more or less reddish. One more reason that has to be considered is a neurological disorder. You might want to visit a neurologist to consult about this possibility, too.

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