RE: Persistant Blinking

[Guest guest]

Hi Vickie,

 

I'm 29 and I'm blinking way more than people without BPES. I think this is because after the surgery my body tries to keep my eyes as wet as possible. My sister & my dad, who have BPES as well, do same... As well I'm very sensitive to light, so when a room is too bright, my eyes start to sink in tears and I need to blinking even more.

 

I'm sorry but I don't have really any advice, how to help... We're so used to it that this doesn't bother us anymore.

 

Best Regards,

 

Kasia

2010/12/20 <vickiepinkandrew@...>

 

Hi my daughter has BPES and she is 4 recently my husband and I have noticed she is blinking alot more, sometimes it seems more like twiches.I wondered if anyone else could give me some advice and if their children have suffered the same?

ThanksVickie

[Guest guest]

Hello Vickie, Kasia,

Our son (39) blinks more than people withot BPES. His eyes produce more teardrops escpecially when he is walking in the wind. He is not sensitive for light. I cannot give you an advice on the matter.

Regards,

Dolph Heideman

Re: blepharophimosis Persistant Blinking

Hi Vickie,

I'm 29 and I'm blinking way more than people without BPES. I think this is because after the surgery my body tries to keep my eyes as wet as possible. My sister & my dad, who have BPES as well, do same... As well I'm very sensitive to light, so when a room is too bright, my eyes start to sink in tears and I need to blinking even more.

I'm sorry but I don't have really any advice, how to help... We're so used to it that this doesn't bother us anymore.

Best Regards,

Kasia

2010/12/20 <vickiepinkandrew@...>

Hi my daughter has BPES and she is 4 recently my husband and I have noticed she is blinking alot more, sometimes it seems more like twiches.I wondered if anyone else could give me some advice and if their children have suffered the same?ThanksVickie

[Guest guest]

Hi, I am a 54 year old woman with BPES. I don't blink excessively but my eyes do water. I was told years ago that it's because my eyes tend to be dry so they over compensate. That could be what your child's excessive blinking is due to, as well, but like everything with BPES you should always pose your concerns to your doctor.  I have also always been very sensitive to light, also.

 

Dannah McCrea

[Guest guest]

I used to have watery eyes too (well, one of them was). It's because the

blepharophimosis/epicanthus-inversus surgery moves the canthus (the

corner of the eye) away from the tear duct, sometimes therefore making

the tear duct misplaced and ineffective.

In my case, to fix it the surgeon tried to move the tear duct closer to

the canthus (twice!) without success and ended up moving the canthus

back closer to the tear duct (thereby partially undoing the original

surgery). No problems since (although I can notice the cosmetic effects).

But, having said all that, excessive blinking as such has never been my

problem.

Rob W

Oz

On 21/12/2010 9:21 AM, DMMM wrote:

> Hi, I am a 54 year old woman with BPES. I don't blink excessively but my

> eyes do water. I was told years ago that it's because my eyes tend to be dry

> so they over compensate. That could be what your child's excessive blinking

> is due to, as well, but like everything with BPES you should always

> pose your concerns to your doctor. I have also always been very sensitive

> to light, also.

>

> Dannah McCrea

>

[Guest guest]

I am very sensitive to light ….I used to have water eyes – my surgeon sorted this out … as part of the third and final op…. but pls note that this was 32 years ago – and nobody does the technique that was done at that time … please don’t draw any conclusions from the fact that I have had 3 ops. I have never blinked excessively – but before my final op, I used to blink to get rid of the water in my eyes … I do recommend being careful about lighting. I have found that uplighters, or any type of diffused lighting is good, and the less of it, the better. When outside, even on a dull day, there can be too much light for me. ShireenLondon, England From: blepharophimosis [mailto:blepharophimosis ] On Behalf Of Rob Sent: 21 December 2010 10:56blepharophimosis Subject: Re: blepharophimosis Persistant Blinking I used to have watery eyes too (well, one of them was). It's because the blepharophimosis/epicanthus-inversus surgery moves the canthus (the corner of the eye) away from the tear duct, sometimes therefore making the tear duct misplaced and ineffective.In my case, to fix it the surgeon tried to move the tear duct closer to the canthus (twice!) without success and ended up moving the canthus back closer to the tear duct (thereby partially undoing the original surgery). No problems since (although I can notice the cosmetic effects).But, having said all that, excessive blinking as such has never been my problem.Rob WOzOn 21/12/2010 9:21 AM, DMMM wrote:> Hi, I am a 54 year old woman with BPES. I don't blink excessively but my> eyes do water. I was told years ago that it's because my eyes tend to be dry> so they over compensate. That could be what your child's excessive blinking> is due to, as well, but like everything with BPES you should always> pose your concerns to your doctor. I have also always been very sensitive> to light, also.>> Dannah McCrea>

[Guest guest]

Does Persistant Blinking consider a disease?

> Hi, I am a 54 year old woman with BPES. I don't blink excessively but my> eyes do water. I was told years ago that it's because my eyes tend to be dry> so they over compensate. That could be what your child's excessive

blinking> is due to, as well, but like everything with BPES you should always> pose your concerns to your doctor. I have also always been very sensitive> to light, also.>> Dannah McCrea>