Introduction

Blinking of the eye is an involuntary act of the body. It means the body does it automatically. However,you can also blink your eyes whenever you want to. Eye blinking varies with the ages. A newborn only blinks two times in a minute while teen blinks 15 times in a minute. An adult blinks 14–17 times in a minute.

The rate of eye blinking can be either high or low. Increase in the rate of eye blinking may be caused by dust, smoke, bright light or a foreign particle in the eye. It results in eye irritation. Other conditions that cause increased blinking frequency are stress, fatigue or anxiety. Allergies, dry eyes and infections may also be the reasons for increased eye blinking.

Eye blinking is a process to refresh your eyes. It is a normal and physiologically important phenomenon of the body.Blinking provide lubrication to the eyes, protection from foreign particles and provide nutrition to the eyes. However, a condition in which an eye blinks more than its need is known as excessive eye blinking. Excessive eye blinking can be caused by several reasons like a problem on the eye surface. It might be irritating. Fortunately, most conditions causing excessive blinking are not threat to permanent loss of vision.

Blinking of the eye is a reflex. Excessive blinking occurs when the stimulation of reflex become increase due to interference of something. Eye blinking can cause by the following reasons

The causes may appear due to problem in the eyeball or other specific conditions. These are:

These are some severe neurologic disorders that can also cause excessive eye blinking. These are:

The irritation of the conjunctiva and cornea is generally a cause for eye blinking. Irritation may be due to the following reasons:

There are various eye problems that may cause blinking of eyes. Some of these problems are myopia, presbyopia, and hyperopia.

General health issues can cause excessive eye blinking. These are:

Excessive blinking can be a reason for irritation. However, the blinking of eyes can rarely cause any severe conditions. If it is a part of a neurological syndrome, it can cause other neurological symptoms. If excessive blinking becomes a routine, it can affect your quality of life. You can have trouble while driving. It sometimes takes a long time to recover from excessive blinking. The doctor usually determines and treat the underlying problem that causes blinking.

The treatment of excessive blinking can be given according to the cause of eye blinking. Sometimes either eye blinking needs treatment or may go away without any treatment.

Excessive blinking due to eye irritation can be resolve by avoiding pollution, dust and smoke. You can compress your eyes with a warm cloth. Over-the-counter eyes drops are also beneficial for allergies. Medicines such as antihistaminics can treat excessive blinking due to eye irritation.

Blinking due to general health can be improved by the activities that make you feel calm and stress-free. Meditation can resolve most of the problems of the body. Regular therapies, enough sleep and eye exercises can help to treat this problem. Physical activity like yoga is also an effective method to resolve blinking problems.

A vision problem can be treated by wear prescribed glasses, vision therapy and eye surgeries.

To manage the problem due to neurological disorders, you need professional evaluation to create a proper treatment plan.

Eye blinking is generally not a serious problem and may resolve itself by following certain precautions. You can prevent excessive eye blinking by:

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