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Is it possible to get pink eye from getting your own fecies in your eye?
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Unlikely: The eye surface is very good at resisting insult from bacteria if it is intact. Probably not a good thing to do this on a regular basis but one exposure is not likely to be a problem.
Answered 1/26/2019
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