https://twistedsifter.com/videos/mri-shows-what-happens-when-you-rub-your-eyes/
For the first time, dynamic MRI objectivates the effect of eye rubbing on the cornea and adjacent orbital structures. This material provides further evidence that keratoconus (and possibly other ocular conditions) is caused by excessive eye rubbing.. The study and footage was done by Dr. Damien Gatinel, an ophthalmologist and head of the anterior and refractive surgery department of the

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6848869/
Eye rubbing is a common activity of the individuals that occurs in response to emotional stress, fatigue or ocular irritation, it happens also before sleep and when waking [8]. Eye rubbing can be evoked by symptoms of allergy and dryness of eye [9] - [10]. The current review aims to find out the association between keratoconus and eye rubbing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM4z3MYZeNk
For the first time, dynamic MRI objectivates the effect of eye rubbing on the cornea and adjacent orbital structures. This material provides another evidence

https://dukeeyecenter.duke.edu/news/whats-really-happening-when-we-see-stars-after-rubbing-our-eyes
Wen says ophthalmologists advise against rubbing your eyes or applying vigorous pressure; according to Lad, too much rubbing may be damaging to the cornea and lens or "result in a loss of fatty tissue around the eyes, causing the eyes to look deep-set." This story was originally published on April 2, 2018 on MentalFloss.com

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9558125/
The multiplicative effect of eye rubbing and atopy was found not to be associated with KC ( OR :0.65, 95% CI: 0.13 to 3.34, p=0.608). Table 3 shows the association between the joint effect of eye rubbing and atopy and KC. Compared to non-eye rubbing and non-atopy eyes, the OR (95% CI) for eye rubbing coexisted with atopy was 52.31 (12.25, 223.35).

https://defeatkeratoconus.com/imaged-impact-of-eye-rubbing/
Imaged (MRI) impact of eye rubbing : axial cross. The images are impressive and reveal how much the cornea, but also the eyeball as a whole and the surrounding orbital structures are mistreated by the simple act of making this seemingly banal gesture: to rub the eyes.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9964729/
Results: We included 153 patients in the study. Of these, 125 (81.7%) patients reported eye rubbing. The average Goodman score was 5.8 ± 3.1 and was ≥ 5 in 63.2% of cases. The CAGE score was ≥ 2 in 74.4% of patients. Addiction ( p = 0.045) and psychiatric family history ( p = 0.03) were more frequent in patients with higher scores.

https://europe.ophthalmologytimes.com/view/the-pathophysiology-and-pathomorphology-of-corneal-ectasia-keratoconus-will-not-develop-without-eye-rubbing
Corneal resistance can be reduced by eye rubbing itself and this is a mechanical route to keratoconus,however, in addition to the mechanical stress induced by the action of shear and compression forces, the action of rubbing the eyes triggers the local secretion of cytokines, proteases and metalloproteinases. 7,8 These molecules weaken the

https://www.eyeworld.org/2022/awareness-eye-rubbing/
Sahebjada S, et al. Eye rubbing in the aetiology of keratoconus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2021;259:2057-2067. Panikkar K, et al. Progressive keratoconus, retinal detachment, and intracorneal silicone oil with obsessive-compulsive eye rubbing. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2016;9:170-173.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28813574/
Abstract. Purpose: The eye and its accessory structures, the optic nerve and the extraocular muscles, form a complex dynamic system. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of this system in motion can have substantial benefits in understanding oculomotor functioning in health and disease, but has been restricted to date to imaging of static

https://modernod.com/articles/2022-may-june/a-medical-optometrists-guide-to-mri
Other Findings That Warrant an MRI. Acute Pupillary Changes. Anisocoria requires careful evaluation, and a pupil-involved third nerve palsy investigation should include magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the circle of Willis to rule out an aneurysm. MRA is a type of MRI study that provides images of arteries without the surrounding tissue.

https://www.thepoke.com/2021/11/09/this-mri-scan-of-what-happens-when-you-rub-your-eyes-is-a-proper-eye-opener/
'Eye doctor here with a strong recommendation to all to not rub their eyes whenever possible and to treat whatever is making your eyes perpetually itchy instead of rubbing the hell out of them. Here in the MRI you can see the beating that the eyeball takes, the increases in water density in several parts, specifically the corneas.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4325247/
Eye Rubbing-induced Variations in Intraooclar Pressure. Mean IOP measured at 0, 5, 10, 20, 30min after eye rubbing in the control (P>0.05 for all, Table 1) and allergic (P > 0.05, Table 1) patient groups did not change significantly from baseline values in all eyes. Figure 1 demonstrates the pattern of variation from baseline IOP across 30min

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cxo.12343
Eye rubbing is commonly associated with keratoconus and may contribute to disease onset and progression. Verbal counselling to avoid rubbing may not be successful and adverse consequences of rubbing, which occurs on contact lens removal may be more serious. This study examines the prevalence of 'removal-relief' rubbing and its potential

https://futurism.com/neoscope/mri-rub-eyes-horrifying
Daniel Gatinel, a French ophthalmologist, took an MRI of a healthy patient rubbing their eyes to see if it might cause certain eye conditions. Eye Test Updated 11.9.21, 12:33 PM EST / by Tony Ho Tran

https://bmcneurosci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12868-016-0282-7
Background In many functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, experimental design often depends on the eye state (i.e., whether the participants had their eyes open or closed). Closed eyes during an fMRI is the general convention, particularly when patients are in a resting-state, but the eye state is difficult to verify. Although knowledge of the impact of the eye state on brain

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-51069-1
The eye possesses a paravascular solute transport pathway that is driven by physiological pulsations, resembling the brain glymphatic pathway. We developed synchronous multimodal imaging tools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piy1C8PG4aI
Eye rubbing imaged impact in MRI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8751851/
Significance Statement. We developed magnetic resonance (MR)-based Eye Tracking method (MREyeTrack), a method to track the human eye in motion using dynamic MR imaging (MRI). This allows to study the full kinematics (rotation and translation) of eye movements based directly on the eye's anatomic orientation, even when the eyelid is closed.

https://www.unilad.com/news/mri-scan-rubbing-eyes-looks-like-20221126
The clip begins with a person rubbing their eyes, before switching to an MRI scan, showing an eyeball wobbling back and forth. A second MRI shows two eyeballs, which appear to move in their socket as the person rubs their eye. And people are pretty mesmerised by the clip, with the post attracting hundreds of comments from other users.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10279860/
The changes caused by eye rubbing could result in changes in corneal biomechanical properties. Previous studies, by using the ORA, have shown that eye rubbing decreases corneal hysteresis, the corneal resistance factor (Liu et al., 2011). The Corvis ST can display real-time images of the cornea in response to the air puff pressure and provide

https://www.reddit.com/r/ScienceNcoolThings/comments/rash2d/moving_and_rubbing_eyes_during_mri/
MRI was originally called NMRI (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging), but "nuclear" was dropped to avoid negative associations. Certain atomic nuclei are able to absorb radio frequency energy when placed in an external magnetic field; the resultant evolving spin polarization can induce a RF signal in a radio frequency coil and thereby be detected.