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 clearly. Now, a team of UCLA ...

If you’ve ever had a staring contest with a friend, you may have felt your eyes start to get tired and dry. Eventually, you just had to blink. Blinking helps our eyes stay healthy, and my friend Dr.

That subtle flutter of your eyelids might seem like nothing more than a basic bodily function, but it’s actually broadcasting your mental state to everyone around you. Your blinking pattern—how ...

This article was written by Discover's Andrew Moseman. It's a disconcerting thought, but somewhere out there lies a cadaver… blinking. Beyond the fright, however, lies the hope for the ...

Eye pain when blinking can result from eye infections, dry eyes, allergies, corneal abrasions, or injury, among other causes. Numerous things can produce eye pain when you blink, but most usually ...

The latest iteration of an eye-on-a-chip has a mechanical eyelid to simulate blinking and was used to test an experimental drug for dry eye disease. By incorporating human cells into an engineered ...

If you are debating whether to wear sunscreen, sun protection factors (SPF) moisturizer, or a Deadpool mask to protect your face at the beach, take a look at a study just published in PLOS ONE. If you ...

How can you tell when a horse is feeling stressed? It's all in the eyes and the way their eyelids twitch, University of Guelph researchers have discovered. A horse will blink less and twitch its ...