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    I found this in Reuters--interesting, huh? It's so space age, like something out of a PK Dick novel. I can't wait to see people walking around with these, and yet I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to.

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    Wed Apr 7, 2004 01:23 PM ET

    AMSTERDAM (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 1 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 500 to 1,000 euros ($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.

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    Holy Hell! Jewelry for the eyeballs? Sheesh, what's next?


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    Gosh ..its not that serious !
    Part of me is like wow ..how cool ! And another part is saying how [email protected] stupid ! No one is saying this is procedure is being done to improved a person's vision..Its merely cosmetic !

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    Awwwwwwwwwwww, I miss Amsterdam, they're crazy like that there!

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    I find this somewhat intriguing and can see how some might consider this attractive; but my god, i can't even stand a piece of dust in my eye let alone jewel!
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    Oh my god I want that done!

    haha. It would be like a movie with the little *bling* sound and the twinkle. you know?

    I mean, yeah, it's fucking crazy, but I bet it looks so cool.

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    yea i heard about it. here is a pic


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    Eww, no! I hate when an eye lash gets into my eye, I'd suffer through itching pain.


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    Patient: You want to insert what in my eyeball?

    Doc: just a little heart, don't worry you'll like it

    Patient: Can I go blind?

    Doc: All these questions..off to sleep you go!

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    "hey sweetie, ya have something in your eye!!!!"


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    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine link=board=1;threadid=8076;start=msg93740#msg93740 date=1081396442
    Awwwwwwwwwwww, I miss Amsterdam, they're crazy like that there!
    I'm with ya there honey!....but this DOES seem weird (not to mention painful)!
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    With everything I already have pierced I can honestly say I never thought of doing anything to my eyes...I wonder if they make lil dollar signs tho

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    i think this would be painful... but who knows it just may be the next big thing...

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    they prolly use special eyedrops to numb the eye then just slip it in, prolly hurts a lot less then laser surgery. i don't really see the point but it would be cool to meet someone with them. I also don't think you could feel it. its under the membrane, it wouldnt be like dust or an eyelash that are over the memebrane....

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