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How can a person sleep with their eyes open?
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REM sleep: The human sleep cycle has different phases. There are two major ones called rem sleep and non-rem sleep. Rem stands for rapid eye movements. During this phase, the person's eyes are open. This phase is followed by the non-rem sleep when the person's body systems "quiet" down and he appears to have a more relaxed and peaceful "normal" sleep.
Answered 7/20/2012
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Lagophthalmos: Sometimes the eye doesn't close all the way. Depends on how deep of a sleep you are referring to and if the eye has closure problems.
Answered 6/22/2015
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