A technique which allows jewellery to be inserted into the eye is developed by surgeons in the Netherlands. The procedure involves inserting a tiny platinum jewel stud into the eyeball and according to it's creators is harmless and has shown no side effects on the recipients so far.
Other physicians such as some UK eye specialists disagree and say it could be dangerous and may cause scarring and bleeding.
Specially developed jewellery is inserted into the eye's mucous membrane eye drop under a local anesthetic and sterile conditions and using an operating microscope in about 15 minutes. The process inserts a 3.5mm-wide piece of platinum that the eye will accept - and includes designs such as a glittering half-moon or heart.
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British eye experts disagree and fear cosmetic invasive surgery could harm the eye saying "The stud is quite likely to move around and migrate because the tissue in the conjunctiva is quite loose, and any movement is likely to cause inflammation. If it moves, there will be some scar tissue and you could get some bleeding."
The Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery in Rotterdam (NIIOC), which develops new ocular surgical techniques in corneal, cataract and retinal surgery, has patented the jewellery and the surgical procedure.
Another type of what's considered eye jewelry are the designs created by UK artist Eric Klarenbeek where pieces of jewelry are attached to contact lenses but do not involve any surgery. video
