“Can rubbing eyes damage them?”

If you are rubbing your eyes a lot, there may be a reason behind this behavior. Are your eyes dry, itchy, painful, tearing, blurry, etc. which an eye doctor can evaluate and will prescribe a form of treatment. My concern in excessive rubbing of the eyes is that there is an underlying problem and it could lead to corneal changes which can affect your vision over time. Please see an eye doctor at your convenience because this is usually a resolvable problem. Good luck and best wishes.

It can def cause corneal problems over time

Yes eye rubbing can cause keratoconus