7 bad effects when you rub your eyes

Causes eye disease: Rubbing your eyes can weaken and deform the cornea, causing keratoconus – a disorder that causes the cornea to become thinner. When it is too severe, you may need a corneal transplant.

Scratching your cornea: You often rub your eyes when there is something stuck in your eye like an eyelash or a small speck of dust, but this makes the situation worse because it scratches and can cause corneal ulcers. In this case, the solution is to rinse your eyes with salt water.

Make glaucoma worse: If you have glaucoma, rubbing your eyes can damage the optic nerves and, in more serious cases, cause blindness.

Worsening myopia: Many studies have shown that people with myopia who rub their eyes frequently can cause negative effects on their eyes, making their condition worse.

Increased risk of eye infection: Your hands can contain thousands of germs, if you touch your eyes without washing your hands properly, it can cause conjunctivitis, or pink eye.

Drooping eyelids: Rubbing your eyes can damage the eyeball and cause loss of elasticity in the skin around the eyes, causing your eyelids to droop or sag.

Makes your eyes red: When you rub your eyes too hard, the small blood vessels in your eyes will break and as a result, you will have bloodshot eyes.