It seems more behavioral than related to vision, according to my research. Tics, or rapid muscle movements, are quite common in children. They are normally not aware of it. Genetics and neurochemical differences are thought to be the most likely causes of repeated eye blinking.. Tics can be made worse with emotional tension. Children who have tics are usually normal, bright, and sensitive. Here are some more resources for you:

http://www.kidsgrowth.net/resources/advice detail.cfm?id=1987
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/per iodicals/ympa/article/PIIS1091853103003185 /abstract
http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/cg i/content/extract/24/2/39

My 9-year-old does the same thing, but we're wanting to see if it could be related to the Focalin he takes for what's been diagnosed as ADHD, although he may be bipolar.

We had his eyes checked, used eye drops, and he still does it. Hopefully, it's just his meds, but I've heard that it's more behavioral than related to vision, also.

My son did this for a while too. Its was anxiety/worry - he grew out of it. Dont worry too much, these things can also become a kind of habit in kids sometimes. Is there anything on his mind at the moment?

Im so worried my 7 yr old just started blinking alot too...and also dosnt realize he is doing it. Of course I jumped online and started researching, but will take him the the dr this week....
good luck everyone!

I used to do that when I was about 11. I never knew why, and mostly didn't notice I was doing it until someone else pointed it out to me.

As I wasn't really aware of it most of the time, I'm not sure how long it lasted - but it was probably about a year or so.

Since I'm now 36 and can still see, I guess it wasn't related to anything serious.

My Healing Experience From The Like-Eye-blinking Sickness




From what you have mentioned about the serious conditions of your eye-blinking sickness, I would very much want to tell you that I have suffered from the similar symptoms (eye-blinking of countless times in a split second - I have suffered from it for about one year and then I finally get it totally cured through acupuncture therapy a few years back having sought other numerous but futile treatments from the other medical specialists / personnel) due to the neurological muscle spasms side effects of dopamine-disturbing medications of certain antipsychotics meant for the treatment of certain mental disorders.



Hence, I would like to share with you my healing experience from such an annoying sickness and I hope that you will somehow draw some useful reference from the information given.



In this regard, out of the articles giving details about my healing experience from such a chronic eye-blinking sickness, please look for the one entitled ' A New Version For The Self-administered Acupuncture Cure For Non-stop Persistent Eyelid-twitching' from the weblink :


http://ehealthforum.com/health/topic121270 _20.html

of this website.



Lastly, I hope that you will in turn get benefited from the information provided. Thank you.

my 6.5 yr old boy has started this excessive blinking in the past 2 months.. he says his eyes feel funny and dosnt know why. as his mother it is extremely worrying and frustrating to watch and accept. so im off to the eye dr just to make sure his vision is okay- then i will be looking for more information..

My husband had a blinking problem for years when he was a child. He was miserable and the other kids at school made fun of him and called him blinky. Every doctor his mother took him to said it was behavioral or anxiety but nothing worked. Finally he went to a neurologist who diagnosed him with a mild terets syndrome (I'm not sure if I spelled that correctly). Once he was put on medication for the terets the blinking stopped and he was able to stop taking the medication after about a year. He has never had a problem since.