Bizarre 'hack' for putting drops of a common food product into the EYES leaves social media users screaming in pain... they claim the health benefits are worth the agony, so we ask the experts

Bizarre 'hack' for putting drops of a common food product into the EYES leaves social media users screaming in pain...

they claim the health benefits are worth the agony, so we ask the experts READ MORE: Trend for 'sunburning' which influencers claim can heal acne By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 10:52, 5 August 2024 | Updated: 10:54, 5 August 2024 e-mail View comments A bizarre social media trend for putting drops of honey into the eyes to boost vision is leaving people screaming in pain. The 'hack' involves using Jimerito honey, from Morocco, which advocates claim can fight eye infections, dry eyes and even chronic conditions cataracts and glaucoma. Jimerito honey, which sell for as much as $80 (£62) a bottle on US wellness sites, is said to have 'antimicrobial and antibacterial properties'.

But videos of people using the 'drops' online show people having violent reactions, and opticians have urged people not to follow trend as there is no evidence of any health benefit. Social media user @dtalkaline, who posts about herbal remedies on TikTok , shared a video to his 350K followers of a woman crying out in pain after trying the honey eye drops. Social media user @dtalkaline, who posts about herbal remedies on TikTok, shared a video to his 350K followers of a woman screaming in pain after trying the honey eye drops.

The video captioned 'giving my friend the $200 eye honey', claims the eye drops help to 'clear vison', 'increase vision range' as well as 'fix ear .