Social media trends are leading to a rise in eye-related emergencies, as harmful beauty practices gain popularity.
Rising concern over eye beauty trends
Dr Sieta Gassama, an ophthalmologist at the National Hospital of Quinze-Vingts in Paris, stated that more patients are coming in with emergency eye issues caused by harmful practices linked to social media trends.Social media's role in eye care issues
Similar to other trends that have caused injuries, such as burn lines, new eye beauty practices are gaining popularity and raising alarms among medical professionals.Eye coloring as a growing risk
Eye coloring practices, especially those aimed at lightening the eyes, are being identified as particularly dangerous and are drawing attention from ophthalmologists.Warnings from medical experts
Ophthalmologists are warning about the increasing number of harmful eye beauty practices that are emerging and could damage long-term eye health.