Still Waters Posted January 11 #1 Share Posted January 11 If you’ve ever shared a bed with someone with nocturnal lagophthalmos, especially if they didn’t warn you in advance, it’s possible you found the experience a tad… disconcerting. People with the condition do not fully close their eyes while they sleep, which to those who’ve only ever experienced closed-eye sleeping can be a shock to the system. It’s usually not a harmful condition, though, and it’s probably more common than you would assume. Lagophthalmos, the inability to fully close one’s eyes, comes in several forms and different degrees of severity. The word comes from the Greek lagos, meaning “hare”, due to the observation that rabbits can sleep with their eyes open thanks to their third eyelids. Nocturnal lagophthalmos in humans specifically refers to the eyes remaining open during sleep. https://www.iflscience.com/sleeping-with-your-eyes-open-is-more-common-than-you-might-think-77578 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portre Posted January 11 #2 Share Posted January 11 Sounds like my typical work day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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