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sort of OT: new trend – eyeball jewelry

Question:

Funny?  I’d like to hear from an eye doctor what kind of eye problems these people are opening themselves up to. I don’t believe there’s any such thing as "minor" surgery.  For example, you’d think tongue-splitting was harmless, but I’ve read it can cause a lot of complications, like infection. On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 16:27:52 -0400, Leigh Melton <le…@nbi.com> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I found this rather funny.  Most of us here would probably prefer not >to have our eyeballs operated upon, and these people do it for the >heck of it! >http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4685961/ >(There’s a picture of the installed jewelry at the above URL.) >Updated: 4:00 p.m. ET April  07, 2004 >AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Body piercing and tattoos make way. The >latest fashion trend to hit the Netherlands is eyeball jewelry.

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"Steve" <sc…@pacbell.net> wrote in message <news:BQqgc.38148$Id6.25526@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>… > Yikes! > My retinas like to detach after cataract surgery, so I have scleral buckles > in both eyes.  Nobody told me of this risk.  How great is it?  What happens > if it happens? > — > Steve > sc…@pacbell.net > Extremely rare…I’ve seen hundreds of patients with buckles over the years and only two with any buckle erosion problems.  Don’t worry about it.  A buckle can always be removed if need be.

–Dr. C.

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Yikes! My retinas like to detach after cataract surgery, so I have scleral buckles in both eyes.  Nobody told me of this risk.  How great is it?  What happens if it happens? — Steve sc…@pacbell.net as can occasionally – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> happen with scleral buckles after retinal detachment surgery.  Seems > like a colossal waste of time and money.  These doctors should be > ashamed of themselves. > –Rick Cohn, MD > Glaucoma Specialist > Winter Park, FL

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Laura <mcki…@hotmail.com> wrote in message <news:918380hpbbhf6u67tforbg0joht1v9vpat@4ax.com>… > Funny?  I’d like to hear from an eye doctor what kind of eye problems > these people are opening themselves up to.

I would guess the most common possible complication would be scleritis, inflammation of the sclera (outer wall of the eye), either of an infectious nature or secondary to chronic pressure or rubbing on the eye tissues.  There would be a mild risk of extrusion (the implant working it’s way through the conjunctiva), or erosion through the sclera (having the implant end up inside the eye) as can occasionally happen with scleral buckles after retinal detachment surgery.  Seems like a colossal waste of time and money.  These doctors should be ashamed of themselves. –Rick Cohn, MD Glaucoma Specialist Winter Park, FL

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I found this rather funny.  Most of us here would probably prefer not to have our eyeballs operated upon, and these people do it for the heck of it! http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4685961/ (There’s a picture of the installed jewelry at the above URL.) Updated: 4:00 p.m. ET April  07, 2004 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Body piercing and tattoos make way. The latest fashion trend to hit the Netherlands is eyeball jewelry. Dutch eye surgeons have implanted tiny pieces of jewelry called

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