Credit: SWNS / Mandy Bardisbanian<br /><br />A woman has an extremely rare condition that links her eyelids to her jaw which causes her eyes to droop - when she opens and closes her mouth.<br /><br />Mandy Bardisbanian, 33, is one of only 300 people in the world with Marcus Gunn Jaw-winking Syndrome - which has caused her to be bulled and self harm.<br /><br />The rare genetic disorder means nerves and muscles of the jaw are linked to the eyelid.<br /><br />One of her eyelids will droop and open when she moves her mouth.<br /><br />A video shows Mandy's eye opening and closing as she's eating food. <br /><br />There are only 300 documented cases in the world, according to a 2008 report - the most up-to-date information provided by the National Organization for Rare Disorders.<br /><br />Mandy believes the disease is more common than the literature suggests and that there are about 24,000 cases.
