Please Open Your Eyes Like This

Text on the meme

Please open your eyes like this Please open your eyes like this for the Optomap

What it means

A 9.1-second video moves through several ophthalmology machines, each displaying a printed picture of increasingly wide-eyed subjects—first a cat, then cartoon eyes, bulging illustrated eyes, black cats, and finally a wide-eyed man. The repeated instruction “Please open your eyes like this” turns ordinary eye-exam equipment into a surreal gallery of exaggerated eye references, with the deadpan Gymnopédie No. 1 by Raphael Dubouis making the absurd progression feel mock-serious and theatrical. It is a reaction meme for situations involving shock, staring, extreme alertness, or being told to keep your eyes open.

Sound

♪ Raphael Dubouis — Gymnopédie No. 1

music / музыка

Objects

ophthalmology machine / офтальмологический аппарат eye examination device / аппарат для проверки зрения printed paper sign / распечатанная табличка cat / кот cartoon face / мультяшное лицо illustration of bulging eyes / иллюстрация выпученных глаз black cat / чёрный кот wide-eyed man / мужчина с широко раскрытыми глазами keyboard / клавиатура computer monitor / компьютерный монитор medical examination room / кабинет офтальмолога wooden desk / деревянный стол handheld eye device / ручной офтальмологический прибор