Blinking

[kirana18]

My 2 and half year old son has developed a blinking problem over the past week. He does it most often when he is concentrating his vision on something like a tv or book or some toy requiring more attention. He is aware of this i think coz i have shown my concern by asking him if his eyes r hurting. While usually very verbose and imaginative in his answers, he always says there's no problem with his eyes. We wil be travelling tomo from pakistan to london which is an 8 hr journey. I am worried that perhaps i shud give this Tick some time before i depart.
Could it be dry eyes? Or a strain from watching tv (he only watches barney for one hour in a day max) He is also prone to allergies and has atopic excema. Cud it be realted to that? Pls help

[sophia71950]

was your kid's eye recovered from blinking? my 2 years old baby eye blinks like crazy after the immulization shuts....

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

You should get it check by a pediatric ophthalmologist.  I do not believe it is urgent.


Dr. O,