text: is this just me? sometimes when i have my eyes close, i blink. but my eye doesnt open up at all, not even a little bit. is this just me? and if not why does this happen? blinking is to distribute fluid over the cornea. your eye is a little moist ball and the part that touches air slowly dries. your eye doesn't like being dry, you don't either it hurts. so you have a build in eyemoistdistributor. the body is a wonderful creation and an amazing design everything has a purpose. oh and you're not alone most people even blink when they're sleeping and without opening their eye. this system is designed to be fully automated and continue even when asleep.