Why are eye injuries depicted in movies so disturbing?

A strangely odd/specific thing to be asked to talk about but actually intriguing to think about. In this 10-minute segment, I fumble my way through Oedipus, Freud, Peeping Tom, Psycho, Nope, Clockwork Orange, Game of Thrones, and Alien. 

https://omny.fm/shows/your-weirdest-fears/fear-of-eyeball-trauma-the-relationship-between-ci?fbclid=IwAR395a1cfAy2w5Vd0-ikO_55TNKrz40BkrFAlfZP6Z7UmImEVUSmkW9tfTo