Eye Rubbing ? Doctor says don't do it

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]You feel like you just want to really just mash the eyeball in and that is definitely the last thing you want to do because putting pressure on the cornea, especially on the front part of the eye, can actually change the shape of it if you do it over time and can lead to things like keratoconus. [music] So, also, if your hands are not perfectly clean, you're going to put debris on the eyes and eyelashes, which is just going to make the itching worse.

[00:00:23]So, you really want to just avoid intense rubbing.