A dangerouscraze is spreading pink eye among Japanese schoolkids – who lick each other’s eyeballs.

The bizarre fad is a hit among 12-year-olds who are said to see it as the next step after French kissing.

One teacher said a third of his Year six students had licked someone’s eyeballs or had theirs subjected to the practice.

But the strange kick – also known as worming or oculolinctus – has led to a surge in conjunctivitis among school children in the country.

The craze is not limited to Japan, though. Elektrika Energias, 29, from the US Virgin Islands, said: “My boyfriend started licking my eyeballs years ago and I just loved it.

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