Eyeball Licking Fetish in Japan, Trend Causes Pink Eye

It might seem strange to some, but it's the latest craze in areas of Japan: eyeball licking.

After exposure to a popular website showing the trend, some Japanese got the ideas to lick classmate's eyeballs. Afterwards, unfortunately, some students have actually been showing up to class wearing eye patches due to the spread of Pink Eye.

Unfortunately, this isn't any different than what we're saying-in fact, it's exactly like it sounds. Kids with a wide-eyed stare invite others to come and lick their eyeballs.

According to Gawker, a local teacher identified only as "Mr. Y," was the first to notice the trend and bring it forward to the public eye.

The trend seems to suggest that young children are using the act as a means of foreplay for sexual activity, and Mr. Y said that a survey conducted involving school participants with an average age of 12 found that "a surprising one third of the kids had done 'eyeball licking,' or had had their eyeballs licked."

We're certainly not the only ones who think this is bizarre. Many on the website japanCRUSH ridicule the practice, also known as "worming" or "oculonictus."

For instance, according to user Giichi_KADAKUTE, he writes "Look, the thing with eyeballs is that no matter how much you lick them or get them licked, it won't turn you on - this makes even less sense to me than scatology. It's just stupid, there's excitement. Just an unpleasant sensation."

To make matters worse, areas of Japan seem to be seeing an increase in Pink Eye and other related eye problems. And, as some have been involved in the practice for years, it's not wonder why.

"My boyfriend started licking my eyeballs years ago and I just loved it," a 29-year-old environmental science student from the U.S. Virgin Islands, via The Huffington Post. "I'm not with him anymore, but I still like to ask guys to lick my eyeballs. I just love it because it turns me on, like sucking on my toes. It makes me feel all tingly."