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Original poster

To think your eyes/eyeballs aren’t self cleaning?

431 replies

HumourMeThis · 28/11/2025 21:10

I’m not sure how it came up in conversation but me and DH were rocking about showering/cleaning and DH mentioned he doesn’t open his eyes in the shower much. I asked how he cleans his eyeballs and he looked confused. Turns out he doesn’t wash his eyeballs at all. He closes his eyes and washes his face but not his actual eyes?

AIBU to tell him his eyes don’t clean themselves and he needs to open his eyes and rinse them with the shower?

OP posts:
OchonAgusOchonOh · 28/11/2025 21:26

HumourMeThis · 28/11/2025 21:22

I’ve never once had an eye infection or conjunctivitis while DH has, it might be controversial maybe but it obviously works.

Correlation does not equal causation.

Do you also not eat ice cream because shark attacks on people increase with increased ice cream consumption (Fact)?

Interestingly, I have never had an eye infection or conjunctivitis and I have never washed my eyeballs.

notallwhowanderare · 28/11/2025 21:26

HumourMeThis · 28/11/2025 21:22

I’ve never once had an eye infection or conjunctivitis while DH has, it might be controversial maybe but it obviously works.

I have never once been bitten by a wolf. That "Keep away wolves" charm that wear around my neck obviously works.

Nice try, and I hope you are enjoying your bollocks thread and laughing your arse off that anybody actually believes you.

Beamur · 28/11/2025 21:25

Tap water has bacteria in it.
It's insanity to think you need to rinse your eyes..

Elbowpatch · 28/11/2025 21:25

How do you dry them?

MiddleAgedDread · 28/11/2025 21:25

murasaki · 28/11/2025 21:16

I bet you insert shower gel into your vagina too. Don't.

Exactly what I was just thinking!!

Twistedfirestarters · 28/11/2025 21:24

HumourMeThis · 28/11/2025 21:22

I’ve never once had an eye infection or conjunctivitis while DH has, it might be controversial maybe but it obviously works.

I think you'd need a slightly bigger sample size than 2 to draw any conclusions

Cherrypicking67 · 28/11/2025 21:24

I don’t even wash my face let alone my eyeballs. Rarely even cleanse and moisturise. Almost 60, no issue here 😂

ImThePr0blem · 28/11/2025 21:24

@HumourMeThis you’ve never had something in your eye and it has become watery? That’s your eye essentially cleaning itself to remove irritants.

I’m curious how your general eye health is and if you wear glasses? I imagine washing your eyeballs your whole life would actually cause damage

Itiswhysofew · 28/11/2025 21:24

If I washed my eyeballs, they would be very sore and my nose would run.

Who told you cleaning eyeballs is necessary, because it's not?😂

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 28/11/2025 21:23

If you call someone a liar do they delete your comment on here?

YorkshirePuddingsGreatestFan · 28/11/2025 21:22

There can be a bacteria present in our tap water that can cause a severe eye infection which can lead to permanent damage or blindness.

If you wear contact lenses, you're reminded at each check up not to swim or shower in the lenses in case this bacteria gets trapped under the lens. You're also told never to rinse them in tap water.

Hence I definitely would never wash my eyeballs with shower water.

Original poster
HumourMeThis · 28/11/2025 21:22

I’ve never once had an eye infection or conjunctivitis while DH has, it might be controversial maybe but it obviously works.

OP posts:
andae · 28/11/2025 21:22

Nice try

Octavia64 · 28/11/2025 21:22

I used to get conjunctivitis a lot as a kid.

the advice was to use cooled boiled water (so sterile water) and an eye bath to clean the eyes.

absolutely not the hot water that has been in the system. Genuinely can’t believe you do this.

Perfidia · 28/11/2025 21:22

Sincerely hope no one is taking this OP seriously?

Dweetfidilove · 28/11/2025 21:22

I love MN 🤣🤣🤣

notallwhowanderare · 28/11/2025 21:22

This is clearly bollocks, and a joke thread.

ChaChaChaChanges · 28/11/2025 21:21

You have been given terrible advice. WTF???

Sparklesandspandexgallore · 28/11/2025 21:21

Sneezo · 28/11/2025 21:14

I clean mine once a week properly with bleach, other than that it’s just a daily squirt of Cif.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

BillieWiper · 28/11/2025 21:21

I guess you end up washing face wash or shampoo out of them but otherwise I wouldn't wash my eye balls, no!

MidnightColours · 28/11/2025 21:20

Note that eye drops are sterile for a reason. Anything else can lead to infections.

RetainersinSpainnotontheplane · 28/11/2025 21:19

If you don’t take them out once a week minimum and soak them in a bleach solution as I do you’re an utter slattern imo 👀

LighthouseLED · 28/11/2025 21:19

Actually I’m sure last time I had an eye infection I was specifically told to wash the closed eyelids with warm water.

ReignOfError · 28/11/2025 21:19

I swear this place gets madder by the day.

RacingAcrossTheSofa · 28/11/2025 21:19

I… no. I have never washed my eyeballs.

Sorry OP but this is possibly the battiest thing I’ve read on MN.