BERIGAN Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Bravo to the ophthalmic surgery research and development institute in Rotterdam! Should we work on Diabetic retinopathy , glaucoma, or putting jewelry in someone's eye? The latest fashion must-have: eyeball jewellery Wed Apr 7, 1:00 PM ET AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Body piercing and tattoos make way -- the latest fashion trend to hit the Netherlands is eyeball jewellery. Dutch eye surgeons have implanted tiny pieces of jewellery called "JewelEye" in the mucous membrane of the eyes of six women and one man in cosmetic surgery pioneered by an ophthalmic surgery research and development institute in Rotterdam. The procedure involves inserting a 3.5 mm (0.13 inch) wide piece of specially developed jewellery -- the range includes a glittering half-moon or heart -- into the eye's mucous membrane under local anaesthetic at a cost of 500 to 1,000 euros (270 to 540 pounds). "In my view it is a little more subtle than (body) piercing. It is a bit of a fun thing and a very personal thing for people," said Gerrit Melles, director of the Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery (www.NIIOC.nl). The piece of jewellery is inserted in the conjunctiva -- the mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelids and front of the eyeball -- in sterile conditions using an operating microscope in a procedure taking about 15 minutes. "Without doing any harm to the eye we can implant a jewel in the conjunctiva," Melles said. "So far we have not seen any side effects or complications and we don't expect any in the future." The Rotterdam-based institute, which develops new ocular surgical techniques in corneal, cataract and retinal surgery, developed and patented the jewellery made with special materials and the surgical procedure. The institute, which carries out the procedure in cooperation with an eye clinic near the city of Utrecht, said it has a waiting list for people who wanted the implant. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=...eye_1&printer=1 Quote
wesbed Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 I wonder if I could get one in the shape of a trumpet or a saxophone? Or, maybe the letters RVG? I'd be so friggin' cool. Quote
BERIGAN Posted April 8, 2004 Author Report Posted April 8, 2004 I wonder if I could get one in the shape of a trumpet or a saxophone? Or, maybe the letters RVG? I'd be so friggin' cool. Ish on my right eye, Kabibble on the left. Quote
Claude Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Will the tattoo guy around the corner do such implants too? B) Quote
Guest Chaney Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Dutch eye surgeons have implanted tiny pieces of jewellery called "JewelEye" in the mucous membrane of the eyes of six women and one man... "Without doing any harm to the eye we can implant a jewel in the conjunctiva," Melles said. "So far we have not seen any side effects or complications and we don't expect any in the future." Did they first bejewell dozens of rat eyes just to be certain that this useles procedure was safe? They've GOT to be kidding. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 I wonder if I could get one in the shape of a trumpet or a saxophone? Or, maybe the letters RVG? I'd be so friggin' cool. Yeah, I was thinking of having "RVG" branded right behind my left ear. But then where would I put the Bell Sound 'ear'? Rrrgh. Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Bravo to the ophthalmic surgery research and development institute in Rotterdam! Should we work on Diabetic retinopathy , glaucoma, or putting jewelry in someone's eye? I don't think glaucoma is a problem in the Netherlands. Quote
BruceH Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 Maybe I'm just squeamish, but this creeps me out. Yuck!!!! Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 I don't think glaucoma is a problem in the Netherlands. Hell, I don't even have eyes in my nether lands... Quote
neveronfriday Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 I think I'll have "BAND" tatooed on my private parts. And then I'll wait .... Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 I don't think glaucoma is a problem in the Netherlands. Hell, I don't even have eyes in my nether lands... the moose strikes again.... you all had to have heard me laffing! Quote
PHILLYQ Posted April 8, 2004 Report Posted April 8, 2004 I won't even have Lasik surgery to correct my vision, but let me go out now and get designer crap put in my eye- sounds like great fun! Of course, 10 years from now we'll hear about some horrible complications resulting from this procedure and have a rash of lawsuits. Invest in canes and guide dogs, I tell ya... Quote
catesta Posted April 9, 2004 Report Posted April 9, 2004 I won't even have Lasik surgery to correct my vision, but let me go out now and get designer crap put in my eye- sounds like great fun! Of course, 10 years from now we'll hear about some horrible complications resulting from this procedure and have a rash of lawsuits. Invest in canes and guide dogs, I tell ya... Word! Quote
rachel Posted April 9, 2004 Report Posted April 9, 2004 (edited) Maybe I'm just squeamish, but this creeps me out. Yuck!!!! Heck, I'm *not* squeamish with eyes (working in Ophthalmology, you should see what I get to see sometimes ) and this creeps me out. I guess it's a case of "give the people what they want.." Amazing what people will do to themselves while paying out of pocket. Edited April 9, 2004 by rachel Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 9, 2004 Report Posted April 9, 2004 But then where would I put the Bell Sound 'ear'? Please explain this to me in the simplist language possible, so I might understand. Quote
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