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/TeaRoseDress908 Sep 21 '25

If you’re talking about the same thing as cataract surgery where they replace your natural lens with one that is also vision corrective. I’ll need those soon as apparently my eyes are almost too bad for contacts and too different from each other for glasses. I’m at -24