Before this goes too far, I want to make sure we're all on the same page about what we're talking about here:

In the movies when a pregnant woman's backflipping off a skyscraper, fighting Russian agents trying to influence our presidential election, and her water inconveniently breaks and sprays her enemies in the eyes, that's amniotic fluid.

But that's all movie magic, people.

(The Russians never had that much influence over our elections.)

Also, the FDA says putting amniotic fluid in your eyes for real is a bad idea.

Guess what else I learned about amniotic fluid today.

The majority component of amniotic fluid is baby urine.

That means that people are putting baby urine in their eyes.

The FDA warns that some companies have been marketing amniotic-fluid eye drops as a treatment for eye diseases and conditions, but they are doing so illegally without FDA approval. Amniotic fluid is different than a vitamin that doesn't need regulatory approval, since amniotic fluid is biological.

There is some research that suggests there are stem cells in amniotic fluid, which is what the companies are toting as the miracle ingredient for why putting baby urine in your eye is a good idea for better vision or eye disease.

However, the research methods involve separating out those stem cells for the experiments, not just dumping amniotic fluid in people's eyes.

The FDA has let those companies know they're in violation, and they'll probably see themselves getting fined or jail time soon.

As the age-old saying goes, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Be careful out there, folks!