Why do we see psychedelic geometry when we push on our eyes?

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If you lightly push with your palms on your eyes for a minute, you start to see some wild visuals. Is this harmful?

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called pressure phosphenes

Applying pressure to your closed eyelids stimulates the cells in your retina and disrupts the normal processing of visual information by your brain.

you should avoid excessive pressure on your eyes though lol

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