It's real. I agree. Why would someone mess with such a sensitive part of your body? Is it worth the risk of ruining your vision? NO!
OMG! It looks so scary! No way are they touching my eye balls! The things people do these days. tsk tsk
If I went blind in one of my eyes and there was no way of ever getting my eyesight back in the eye then I might just mess around with some eye tattoos in that eye