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===Reflex blink=== A [[Corneal reflex|reflex blink]] occurs in response to an external stimulus, such as contact with the [[cornea]] or objects that appear rapidly in front of the eye. A reflex blink is not necessarily a conscious blink either; however it does happen faster than a spontaneous blink.<ref name="d.umn.edu"/> Reflex blink may occur in response to [[Touch|tactile]] [[Stimulus (physiology)|stimuli]] (e.g., [[corneal]], [[eyelash]], skin of [[eyelid]], contact with [[eyebrow]]), [[optical]] stimuli (e.g. [[dazzle reflex]],<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00350.x |pmid=16684158 |title=The dazzle reflex: Electrophysiological signals from ocular muscles reveal strong binocular summation effects |journal=Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=318β25 |year=2006 |last1=Plainis |first1=S. |last2=Murray |first2=I. J. |last3=Carden |first3=D. |s2cid=27075991 }}</ref> or [[menace reflex]]) or [[Hearing|auditory]] stimuli (e.g., [[menace reflex]]).
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