When people sneeze, why cant they keep their eyes open?

Question

When people sneeze, why cant they keep their eyes open?

Answer 1

just like sneezing is a reflex so is closing your eyes. when we sneeze some of our muscles tighten up causing us to close our eyes. you can keep your eyes open next time if you hold them open. dont worry though they wont pop out like that common myth exclaims!

Answer 2

this is because due to a natural occurence, the eyes close when they face danger!!

in the sneezing case, the eyes close because if we sneeze, our heart skips 1 beat which can cause a heart attack or heart failure.

it might even fracture a rib.

but if we control our sneezing and stop it then we might burst a blood vessel which can lead to death or blood related problems!

this are the dangers due to which the eyes close to protect our eyes from getting damaged

in conclusion, our whole body works like a cycle

if 1 part is not working due to various ailments then all the parts in the body suffer.