﻿Now, the desire to have beautiful colour eyes has
probably been an enduring phenomenon amongst people for, well, forever.
So when a mini trend started a few years
ago that involved getting your eyes permanently changed in colour via eye colour
surgery, then this was supposed to being a dream come true for some or for many others,
that dream quickly turned into a nightmare, with some losing their
sight and others having to endure permanent damage as well.
In this video, I'll explain some of the dangers of this procedure.
And if you're in a rush and just want a professional opinion on whether you
should consider having this procedure done, then here it is.
Just don't.
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So if you've only had a passing interest
in changing your eye colours or maybe you are satisfied with contact lenses that do
the same job, then you probably won't be aware that this procedure even exists.
And if you are somebody who lives in a country such as the United Kingdom or
in the United States, then this procedure won't even be an option
to you because it's not approved for safe use.
So the procedure involves inserting
a silicon based lens of your desired colour into the anterior chamber
of the eye, and it's rested onto the iris of the eyes.
Now, while it can produce a more
convincing looking eye colour, the risk to sight long term can be huge.
And just a quick look on the Internet
for eye colour surgery before and after these results will show up videos
highlighting stories of people who have had to endure damage to their sight,
who've had to go through reversal surgery and maybe even develop glaucoma and so on.
So far it to say that I think that the risks make it not worth taking
despite any evidence or testimonial videos that you might come across
saying otherwise and promoting the benefits of this procedure.
So people having these procedures may also
have to travel depending what country you in to have these procedures done.
And that might then present you with kind of some issues with,
you know, then having a procedure done in a different country and then coming
back to your own country where the procedure may not be available.
And then you may have problems getting experts to be able to offer you any
aftercare for the procedure that you've already had done.
And on top of that, these procedures often
cost more than, you know, approved procedures that people often
perceive as being quite expensive, such as Lasik surgery.
So why is eye colour surgery so bad? I hear you ask?
Well, let's get into that right now.
So here are just three reasons that I
think the eye colour surgery can be dangerous to your side.
First of all, is secondary glaucoma.
So glaucoma is a condition where the internal pressure in the eyeball
becomes too high and this can gradually over time cause the sensory cells
that make up the retina to start to die off and you lose sight as a result.
There's lots of different causes for glaucoma.
But one of them can be a blockage
that stops the drainage of fluid in the anterior chamber out of the eye.
So this fluid is produced in the posterior
chamber, in the eye by the ciliary processes, and it drains out via
a drainage mesh work in the corner angle between the cornea and the iris.
So when you have these colour lenses
resting right against your iris, they can rub against it as your pupils
dilate and as they constrict, resulting in abnormal shedding of the iris pigment.
These pigments then may then get carried
into the drainage mesh work, causing them to get clogged up and blocked.
As a result of this eye pressure then starts to rise, leading to glaucoma.
And also imagine that the silicon lenses
themselves can become an obstruction to drainage because they have to be so
large in order to cover your natural colour.
This type of glaucoma is called secondary
glaucoma and in this case is secondary to the implant self.
Effectively, so are the result of having glaucoma could mean that you might then
have to take eye drops for life in order to get the pressure down.
Or you may need a surgical procedure
to improve drainage of fluid in the anterior chamber.
So let me on the comment section, whether you feel that that risk is worth taking.
The second reason is iris inflammation.
Now, the consistent ripping of the iris
by this coloured lens can cause irritation of the iris.
And that starts of an inflammatory chain
reaction that can lead to a complete loss of sight effectively.
So inflammation of the iris is called Arthritis.
And in this case,
it will be caused by the trauma of being irritated by this lens that sat
directly in front and possibly right against the iris itself.
Arthritis can have different causes,
but it can be a very serious condition and it can get serious very quickly.
It can lead to Debrie of floaters floating within the eye.
It can lead to pain glare, and it can lead to potentially sight loss as well.
Anybody who's had regular arthritis will know how painful that can be.
If you're one of those people,
let me know the comments section below what advice you would be given.
Anybody who's thinking about having this
procedure and might have the risk of arthritis as one of the complications.
And thirdly is a visual disturbances.
Then imagine that you may experience some
problems due to the fact that this new iris colour that you've got also creates
smaller, fixed pupil for you
than you would normally have if you're a young person and you normally have quite
large pupils, then your pupils are going to be limited now by this artificial hole
in the middle of the coloured lens that's created.
And that can be an issue because it can mean that your pupils
in situations where they would normally be large and such as in dark situations.
So if you step into a dark room,
for example, your pupils dilate and that helps you
to see better have better contrasting clarity in that dark room.
I guess that they would have
to artificially make this pupil size on them from the colour
lens a bit smaller than what your average pupil size would be most of the time.
That way, your normal colour doesn't creep through and show to people looking at you.
So as a result, that means you will have a smaller pupil than average.
Most of the time. And that's going to cause you problems
in low light situations, because with that smaller pupil, the poor,
your performance and the contrast and quality that you will see will be less
of all of those of you who are photographers.
You know exactly what I mean.
If you have a lens that is a large aperture, you'll know that it performs
a lot better in low light situations than a lens that is fixed and of a smaller
aperture which are performance great in daylight and lots of light,
but performed poorly when lighting levels are low.
So if you're a photographer out there
and you know exactly what I'm talking about, then let me know in the comments
section whether you'd be happy with a small, fixed aperture for every
situation that you find that you have to take photographs in.
Now, there are other issues that could be highlighted, but it must also be said
and pointed out that there are those lucky individuals that have had this procedure
and seem to be getting on fine without any issues at all.
However, that doesn't mean that your
problems may not arise later on in the future.
So that's something to keep in mind as well.
Now they know they will have choices.
And as long as you are fully informed
and you're happy with the risk levels and you think it's worth taking for you,
then you know, I must say that the results are that these implants give in terms
of the cosmetic look is pretty impressive overall.
But I do think that our eyes are precious
and they are only precious, however, as long as they continue to work well.
So what do you think?
Should this procedure be stopped worldwide or is getting the eye colour of your dreams
a positive advancement in surgery that we should really all be embracing and trying
to improve so that it's safe to use in all countries?
So let me know what you guys think in the comments section below.
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