From http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040407/80/eqk3b.html

 

 

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.

fuk messing with my eyes

I know it makes me cringe at the thought!!

i dont think id want to live if i lost my eyesight

Just looks odd!

i dont for one 2nd believe that story is true

was in all the major papers a week or so back

shows how often i read the paper

no

No.

QUOTE (Shenlong @ Apr 20 2004, 23:38)

was in all the major papers a week or so back

Yea, propably April 1st

if you take a look at the website link n the article it's a proper website as well with relevant medical information on other eye stuff as well. and no it was only in the last week or two so it wasn't april fools day

No thanx.

 

IMO, its another of those "body parts" that makes a women look demoralsing....

 

Lip rings.... big NO NO!!!!!!!!!! MING.

NO WAY WOULD I FILL MY BODY WITH THAT SHITE!!!

Just been watching about it on Richard and Judy. Showed a coupla peeps who had it done and it just looks crap!

 

Eyesight is such a precious thing, wouldnt even think bout having my eyes fucked around with.