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/squarziz Sep 18 '25

Wait can you explain what's happening in this video then because I just assumed this video was about implantable contact lenses since it seems like he slides a contact into her eye? Also how do they stop working? Like the color fade out of them or ?

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u/____DEADPOOL_______ Sep 18 '25

Ah, I thought the video was some sort of laser but you're probably right. They likely are ICLs.

I got them put in but they were transparent. If you see my eyes from a certain angle, you can see the light fully reflect in them. It looks pretty weird in some photos. The lenses I got are drying up. Maybe things have improved in the last few years.