sotuchick Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (Reuters) -- 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 "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 jewelry -- the range includes a glittering half-moon or heart -- into the eye's mucous membrane under local anesthetic at a cost of 500 to 1,000 euros ($600 to $1,200). "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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Cool! Pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tired Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 yes.. pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tired Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 yes.. pics, the dutch are a weird breed i tell ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzo2 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Those crazy Dutch bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Originally posted by tired yes.. pics, the dutch are a weird breed i tell ya I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Originally posted by chaflas Those crazy Dutch bastards. Gotta love 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotuchick Posted April 8 Author Report Share Posted April 8 Originally posted by Candy Cool! Pics? I was trying to post one but it was taking too long...Sorry!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 thats pretty stupid...no wonder the Dutch invented it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tired Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Originally posted by mrmatas2277 thats pretty stupid...no wonder the Dutch invented it.... your mom liked it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Originally posted by tired your mom liked it Yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcarlosf Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obby Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 This is much easierhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/08/eye.jewelry.reut/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tired Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 i'd do it.... when the price comes down..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalphoenix Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Originally posted by chaflas Those crazy Dutch bastards. Hey, they get to have a 4/20 day everyday...LEGALLY!So who's crazy??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcarlosf Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 we dont have a 4/20 everyday because america was founded by a bunch of prudes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Originally posted by tired your mom liked it ...whatever u say...only good thing that the dutch invented were those cheap cigars u like to smoke.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brwneydtrouble Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Hey, you got a bit of shrapnel in your eye!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcarlosf Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 oh no! did i get it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 thats some fucked up stuff. what will they think of next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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