NEI-Funded Study Reveals Complex Muscle Control Behind Blinking and Eyelid Function
August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025
BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 12 -- The National Eye Institute issued the following news:
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NEI-funded study reveals complex muscle control behind blinking and eyelid function
Discovery could guide prosthesis designs to restore eyelid function after facial paralysis
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A blink of an eye seems natural and instantaneous, but is it? Without a functioning eyelid, the eye can become dry, irritated and eventually lose the ability to see cl . . .
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NEI-funded study reveals complex muscle control behind blinking and eyelid function
Discovery could guide prosthesis designs to restore eyelid function after facial paralysis
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A blink of an eye seems natural and instantaneous, but is it? Without a functioning eyelid, the eye can become dry, irritated and eventually lose the ability to see cl . . .