diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
index 0ed5f5913e1..96e2b82b801 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_procs.dm
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 	var/obj/item/organ/internal/eyes/E = get_int_organ(/obj/item/organ/internal/eyes)
 	. = ..()
 
-	if((E && (E.status & ORGAN_DEAD)) || !. || E.is_broken())
+	if((E?.status & ORGAN_DEAD) || E?.is_broken() || !.)
 		return FALSE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/flash_eyes(intensity = 1, override_blindness_check = 0, affect_silicon = 0, visual = 0, laser_pointer = FALSE, type = /atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/stretch/flash)