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You should probably not do this. A key cause of keratoconus seems to be excessive eye rubbing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus#Pathophysiology https:/
by robin_reala 6y ago
You should probably not do this. A key cause of keratoconus seems to be excessive eye rubbing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus#Pathophysiology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus#Pathophysiology
- wombatmobile 6y ago> A key cause of keratoconus seems to be excessive eye rubbing Your link does not say that. Nor does any other that I could google in 10 minutes, including not Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/keratoconus/symptoms-causes/syc-20351352 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/keratoconus/s...
- robin_reala 6y agoSorry, missed your reply. The papers linked to from the Wikipedia article that indicate this outcome include: https://journals.lww.com/corneajrnl/Abstract/2004/08000/Asymmetric_Keratoconus_Attributed_to_Eye_Rubbing.6.aspx https://journals.lww.com/corneajrnl/Abstract/2004/08000/Asym... https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(04)00932-8/fulltext https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(04)00932-8/fulltext https://journals.lww.com/corneajrnl/Fulltext/2000/07000/Keratoconus_Associated_with_Continual_Eye_Rubbing.34.aspx https://journals.lww.com/corneajrnl/Fulltext/2000/07000/Kera... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2003.tb03082.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1444-0938.... https://bjo.bmj.com/content/84/8/834 https://bjo.bmj.com/content/84/8/834 https://journals.lww.com/claojournal/Abstract/2008/11000/Bilateral_Recurrent_Self_Induced_Keratoconus.14.aspx https://journals.lww.com/claojournal/Abstract/2008/11000/Bil...
- llsf 6y agoI have ophtometrist in the family, and the constant "do not rub your eyes" is burnt into my brain. Be gentle with your eyeballs, they do not like pressure. I get phosphenes from brain signals, most of the time sound triggered.