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Manual lifting of the eyelid often resolves the problem and the lid is able to stay open. ALO was first clearly described as a distinct entity in 1965 as "a nonparalytic motor abnormality characterized by the patient's difficulty in initiating the act of lid elevation present only momentarily at the start of lid opening." [1]
Nocturnal lagophthalmos is the inability to close the eyelids during sleep. [2] It may reduce the quality of sleep, cause exposure-related symptoms or, if severe, cause corneal damage (exposure keratopathy). The degree of lagophthalmos can be minor (obscure lagophthalmos) or quite obvious.
Although their eyes are open, their expression is dim and glazed over. [8] This may last from 30 seconds to 30 minutes. [6] Sleepwalking occurs during slow-wave sleep (N3) of non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM sleep) cycles. It typically occurs within the first third of the night when slow-wave sleep is most prominent. [8]
Also crocodilians have been shown to sleep with one eye open. [11] Given that USWS is preserved also in blind animals or during a lack of visual stimuli, it cannot be considered as a consequence of keeping an eye open while sleeping. Furthermore, the open eye in dolphins does not forcibly activate the contralateral hemisphere.
Sleeping with your eyes open is just something people with proptosis (large protruding eyes), nerve damage, and a variety of other conditions tend to do. Note that many people with vascular EDS (the type Cathy Bowen's child had which is where this quote came from) have proptosis.
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[8] [9] Visual hallucinations generally appear when the eyes are open, fading once the visual gaze shifts. [1] It is widely claimed that sensory deprivation is instrumental in the progression of CBS. [10] During episodes of inactivity, hallucinations are more likely to occur. [1]
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