Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze?

Question: Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze?
- Keywords:
  eyes,
  phenomenon,
  sneeze
Asked by hannahh1011 to Christina, Colin, Jess, Samaneh, Steve on 18 Jun 2013.
- Christina Pagel answered on 18 Jun 2013:
  
  I don’t know! I was always told that it’s to stop our eyes popping out but I think that’s an urban myth 🙂

Question: Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze?