Ya what you heard is right. We should not splash water into our eyes and wash often because
- it will wash away our natural tears (these tears contain antibodies, nutrients, oxygen, mucous and a lipid layer that prevent tears from evaporating)
- it will irritate our eyes due to the chlorine content of the water
- If the water is not clean we might get infection.we might be introducing an infection if the water is not clean
There are times when we should wash our eye with any available water:
- dust, insects, etc fallen into eye
- chemicals, paints, corrosives fallen into eye