Another reason a poke in the eye is often not called a foul, is simply because it often is not seen. Why? Simple, because we have no reason to be looking in the ballhandler's eye. We often see a violent reaction to the poke without seeing the actual contact. Difficult to call a foul in that case.
The fact that contact is inadvertent does not mean it isn't a foul.
Accidental isn't always incidental.
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