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[-] Zorsith 89 points 1 day ago

Also your immune system will attack your eyes if it knows they're there. Eyes are weird.

[-] bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 hours ago

What? Why would the immune system attack the eyes?

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 15 points 1 day ago

As someone living with an eye injury, this is a deep seated fear.

[-] Karjalan@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago
[-] zerodawn@leaf.dance 4 points 16 hours ago

It'll do the same to a man's balls, too

[-] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

Here's how fucked up it is imagine the only difference between having eyes and not having eyes is one tiny small area that if it breaks at any moment the immune system can "find" your eyes which is why eye damage needs to be treated right away. One tiny barrier keeps your eyes from being identified and if that breaks your worst nightmare.

[-] T156@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

It's like the brain. There's a tiny barrier that keeps the immune system out of it, and it breaking down is thought to be the cause of a few major brain conditions.

[-] icelimit@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

What is this tiny barrier called and where is it?

[-] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There's multiple but the one I'm talking about is corneal epithelium. https://biologyinsights.com/immune-system-eyes-mechanisms-of-ocular-protection/

Edit:it can trigger an immune response

[-] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 7 points 1 day ago

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