Could Poke an Eye out?

That's not possible, he says: Muscles firmly hold the eye in its socket. But you can cut or crush an eye, tearing through the front layers to the vitreous humor, a gooey gel like egg whites that fills much of the eyeball. That's called globe rupture. ... And it's what Jones calls poking an eye out.

What happens if you poke an eye out?

Getting poked in the eye may happen anytime your eye comes in contact with a foreign object. A poke in the eye can be both shocking and painful, but an easy recovery is possible. However, a poke in the eye can result in more serious conditions, such as a corneal abrasion or a direct injury to the eyeball itself.

Is it possible to rip your eye out?

Not all popped eyeballs come from head trauma. A few people can luxate their globes on purpose, and certain others get “spontaneous globe luxation” when their eyelids are pushed in the right way. Someone with shallow eye sockets or floppy eyelid syndrome, for example, might pop his eyeballs during a regular eye exam.