Video Short: Street Fighter II and Dry Eyes

A little bit of fun to accompany today's release of Street Fighter VI I saw an ingenious ROHTO advert for dry eye drops based on the iconic Capcom 1991 video game Street Fighter II (video below)I was trying to work out why this Japanese company have featured wandering world warrior Ryu, and yoga master Dhalsim in this advert. Ryu's fireball and Dhalsim's yoga flame/yoga fire are both special moves that involve the release of intense heat and energy, possibly radiation exposure... all of which can damage the ocular surface. Most likely, tears evaporating at a faster rate will lead to dryness and irritation, with chronic exposure due to multiple bouts also leading to permanent damage to the surface of the eyes. Ideally, Ryu and Dhalsim should be wearing eye protection prior to invoking their chi energy and Fire God Agni respectively. Nevertheless, it is promising that they are thinking about their ocular surface health (although I would advise them to lubricate proactive rather than reactively, i.e. before throwing any projectiles)