Pfffffffffft Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Eyeball jewelry a new Dutch fashion trend Surgeons implant glittering shapes into eye's membrane http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4685961/ Michael Kooren / Reuters Deborah Boer models the "Jewel Eye" in her hometown of Driebergen, Netherlands on Wednesday. The "Jewel Eye" is implanted underneath the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane covering the eye. Updated: 4:00 p.m. ET April 07, 2004AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Body piercing and tattoos make way. The latest fashion trend to hit the Netherlands is eyeball jewelry. advertisement Dutch eye surgeons have implanted tiny pieces of jewelry 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 0.13 inch wide piece of specially developed jewelry -- the range includes a glittering half-moon or heart -- into the eye’s mucous membrane under local anaesthetic at a cost of $610 to $1,232. “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. The piece of jewelry 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 jewelry 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. Copyright 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040407/040407_eyejewel_hmed_11a.hmedium.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 :huh2: what is the world coming to... :nope: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Yo just wait til rappers start gettin their eyes iced out. That shit is gonna be awesome. If you shine a light in their eyes, it will set their brains on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ment2 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by Pfffffffffft http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040407/040407_eyejewel_hmed_11a.hmedium.jpg'> look at the veins around the heart... is that normal? anyway thats a stupid ass idea, it looks retarded, costs a grip, and costs a grip to take out (which any sane person would do once they realized how goofy it looks. it looks like a little gold heart sticker they plopped on their eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GucciCondom Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 damn..im gonna get a plasma tv implanted into my toenail so i can watch tv while im lookin down taking a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by mr.yuck Yo just wait til rappers start gettin their eyes iced out. That shit is gonna be awesome. If you shine a light in their eyes, it will set their brains on fire. </span> :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by GucciCondom damn..im gonna get a plasma tv implanted into my toenail so i can watch tv while im lookin down taking a shit. :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloner Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by GucciCondom damn..im gonna get a plasma tv implanted into my toenail so i can watch tv while im lookin down taking a shit. hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T=E=A=S=E Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by DETO :huh2: what is the world coming to... :nope: no shit... eye ball jewlery, kinda cornball shit is that... i hope 9 out of 10 people who try it go blind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by mr.yuck Yo just wait til rappers start gettin their eyes iced out. That shit is gonna be awesome. If you shine a light in their eyes, it will set their brains on fire. the possiblities are endless. henessy bottles, nike symbols, money signs..lol...i think it could get out of hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabo 2 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 that shit is truly horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaps Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 $20 says that in 5years this will be as common as navel piercings are now :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 That just LOOKS painful! I wonder how safe and healthy that actually is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 look how fucking bloodshot that eye is around that little heart.... hahaha FUCKTARDS~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalestineOne Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 i like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalestineOne Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 hey howd u find this? Ive been looking to find out about other countries trends, its for work. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adderall Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 i saw this shit on msn.. didnt pay attention i hope someone panics and assumes theyre robots, and then kills them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalestineOne Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I remember when contact lenses with designs were the style. like a lens that whitens your pupil, or one that makes an 8 ball out of your eye. it was fun and interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 GAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARSdealer Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 back before people got peircings on the reg. everyone called it gay and said it was stupid. ill bet you this will be the jump off in a few years if there arent any sideeffects or anything of that nature, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by SARSdealer back before people got peircings on the reg. everyone called it gay and said it was stupid. because piercings were, and still are, GAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by anonymous message board user who does't really exist but if he did he would not like you Quoting is all the rage in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I think this stuff is pretty cool. I don’t know if I would go that far, considering I have already resolved never to get a piercing, but I really want a pair of Dallas Cowboys contact lenses. Putting them in would be the tricky part. I have a hard time putting eye drops in, even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Mr.ABC is on the knows the god damn deal wagon here. DHabz / you won't find a piercing or tattoo on me anywhere, anytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mind fuck Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 THATS FUCKING DISGUSTING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meateater Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 hahahaha thats just pathetick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 eyeball piercings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 we used to put paper tabs on our eyes..viens are perfectly normal:zombie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Puttered. Doesnt even look good, looks like some kind of Amazonian infection.:yuck: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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