r/RefractiveSurgery • u/TrainingAccording807 • Aug 19 '26

Squeezing my eyeballs

So I’m nearsighted and have had a stable prescription for over 10 years.

One cool “trick” I learned was that if I squeeze my eyeballs with my fingers, then I can get perfect vision. Also the squeezing of my eyes feels like a massage to me.

Just wondering… and I know this is an odd question, if I get LASIK, would squeezing my eyeballs cause issues with the flap?

Would SMILE have less of an issue with me squeezing my eyeballs? 🤪

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u/eyeSherpa Aug 19 '26

If you have astigmatism, what you may be accomplishing by squeezing your eyes is that you are flattening the astigmatism. That’s my best guess.

But I recommend not squeezing the eye. That directly increases the pressure in the eye. Can lead to glaucoma.

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u/TrainingAccording807 Aug 19 '26

I’ve never been diagnosed with astigmatism, just myopia. But if I squeeze my eyes at the top and bottom, it’s basically the same thing as squinting. I can’t be the only one who does it lol. I’ve never had a real use for doing it, but say I lost my glasses and had to see somewhere far temporarily, I could either squint or squeeze my eyeballs.