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How do certain people sleep with their eyes open?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Depends: Ost people have some type of eyelid problem such as scarring to prevent them from closing. Others might be sleepwalking but the are not resting.

Answered 11/18/2012

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