The ‘eyeball’ licking fetish,
also known as oculolinctus or ‘worming’, is spreading in Japan. It
consists in licking the other person’s eyeball. Teenagers and young people are
trying this new practice as it is seen as a sexual turn-on. The purpose is to
stimulate the eye’s nerve endings.
This new Japanese custom, though,
is rather dangerous. Some adolescents have had to go to school with an eye
patch after having their eyes licked. This is because they probably had a red
eye as a result of this unusual activity. Licking the eye can lead to corneal scratching,
conjunctivitis and, in the worst cases, even blindness. Chlamydial
conjunctivitis is also one of the infections that may occur. If it does, it
must be treated with antibiotics.
We hope young adults in Japan
will reconsider this practice, as doctors all over the world are highlighting
the many risks that eyeball licking brings. We also discourage all readers from
trying this, because of the sensitive nature of the eye. The eye in fact, as
you probably already know, is a very sensitive area of our bodies and it is
easy to alter and contaminate the natural balance of the organ.
Trust the Japanese to invent a sexual activity
that does not involve a sexual organ…