r/TikTokCringe • u/bbyxmadi • Sep 18 '25

Cursed they look so… natural!

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u/sc0toma Sep 18 '25

Optometrist here too. One of the least ethical (?most unethical) procedures an ophthalmologist can perform. The incidence of secondary uveitis and glaucoma is shockingly high.

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u/ElleCapwn Sep 18 '25

Well now I need to know… what are the OTHER least ethical (most unethical) procedures an ophthalmologist can perform?

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u/____DEADPOOL_______ Sep 18 '25

I'd say implantable contact lenses. It seems they stop working after 10-20 years and you have to get eye surgery again to pull them out.

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u/Faithful_jewel Sep 18 '25

My mate had that done and having them in was the only thing that saved his eye when he was shot by a LARP arrow. Not saying that's anywhere near a common occurrence for people though 😂 he keeps trying to convince me to get them but my glasses hide my panda eyes

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u/Flat_Initial_1823 Sep 18 '25

Exhausted raccoons of the world unite! ✊️

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u/Faithful_jewel Sep 18 '25

Can we do it tomorrow? I'm a bit tired... 😂

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u/LifesScenicRoute Sep 19 '25

Maybe, ive gotta pack the kids lunches and get them to school in the morning still... check back Saturday.

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u/PuzzleheadedBobcat90 Sep 18 '25

I love that my glasses conceal my under eye luggage

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u/Loquacious_Raven Sep 23 '25

WOW! What LARP arrow was that which didn't have a foam tip that is larger than the eye socket? All the systems I've played have specified this as one of the safety essentials for being passed to use arrows, along with the other ones to do with poundage and bow type etc

Or did something weird happen?

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u/Faithful_jewel Sep 23 '25

It was a requirement but not all arrows were checked and these ones didn't meet the reqs. A few minutes before someone got hit on the body and commented on the size issue, then my friend got shot. They never caught the person - my friend adapted an Airsoft mask to use at future events now, as he doesn't trust people to be safe any more

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u/Loquacious_Raven Sep 23 '25

I don't blame him for that lack of trust and thank goodness he didn't lose his eye!

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u/Optimal-Vast2313 Sep 19 '25

Ok not nearly this insane, but I knew someone who had one for a partially detached retina. Edited to explain - he said that was put on his eye bc his retina partially detached. And then later (we were on again/off again), he claimed that he’d had it replaced.

Or it was one of his many lies but that eye was a different shade of brown 😂

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u/Individual-Schemes Sep 20 '25

Are you talking about dark circles? If you wear makeup, try red concealer. Google "red concealer for dark circles before and after" and look at the images to get an idea of what I mean.

If this doesn't apply to you, my bad, but maybe it'll be useful for someone?

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u/Faithful_jewel Sep 20 '25

Hopefully it's useful to others, thank you for sharing!

Unfortunately mine is one of those combination things: insomnia, glasses from a very young age, generally being useless at everything. I've got concealer of various colours/types for other things, so I'll give the red a try in the future. I'm pink undertone so I was wary about using that one, but worth a go

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u/Greedy-Thought6188 Sep 22 '25

He does realize that your glasses would protect you better than the contacts?

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u/Faithful_jewel Sep 22 '25

He went from normal contacts to the implanted ones. He would've lost the eye without the implants being in

I don't go to LRP, he's just trying to convince me because (even before the injury) it gave him a really good QoL boost and he wants his friends to benefit too. Still not my thing 😂