Beware Of Eye Check Habits Can Be Dangerous, Here Are 4 Risks!

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JAKARTA - Checking your eyes is often done when your eyes feel itchy, tired, or sleepy. It may sound trivial, but please note that this habit can endanger eye health.

Reporting from Healthline, the habit of checking your eyes can cause various serious problems in the eyes. Here are some risks from checking your eyes to know.

Hands often become a hotbed of germs, dust, and bacteria. If it is used to check the eyes, these germs and bacteria can move to the eye area. This can cause the eyes to experience irritation and eye infections such as conjunctivistic or red eyes.

Checking your eyes too hard and often can cause small blood vessels around your eyes to burst. This can cause red eyes or bruises, which not only interfere with appearance, but also take a long time to recover.

In addition to eye health, checking the eye can also have an impact on facial beauty. Pressure and friction that occurs due to repeated straightening can damage skin elasticity around the eyes, thereby accelerating the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.

For those who have dry eyes, the habit of checking your eyes can worsen this condition. Checking your eyes can remove the protective layer of tears, so that the eyes become increasingly dry and uncomfortable.