You can last a lifetime change eye color with silicone

Prostheses violet glaz



People have long been seeking to improve their looks: for it previously enjoyed corsets and cosmetics, plastic surgery is booming right now, and recently there is another way to adjust physiological characteristics according to individual preferences - implant iridium lens diaphragm.



Initially, the method was developed by Dr. Kenneth Rosenthal as a means to combat various diseases, such as heterochromia (irises differ in color) or ocular albinism (lack of pigment which imparts color iris), and now it is also recommended as a form of cosmetic surgery for those who I am going to say goodbye to the natural eye color.

The implant is a thin flexible prosthesis, made of silicone, which is used, for example, in intraocular lenses. In step eye surgeon makes in the peripheral corneal incision of about 2 to 8 mm in length, then insert the artificial diaphragm - the whole process takes about 15 minutes for each eye and runs completely painless. Operation does not apply to correct visual defects, but, according to the manufacturer of the prosthesis, from the diaphragm is always possible to get rid of.



While this procedure is not approved by the FDA (the Office for the quality control of food and medicines, the US), so to carry out the operation, will have to go to Turkey, India, Mexico, Lebanon, or, for example, Brazil.

At the same time, though, many people reshivshiesya the use of the implant, happy with the result, some doctors warn against such operations, including an ophthalmologist, James Tsai, a glaucoma specialist at Yale University. Cai sure until researchers enough information to talk about the safety of the method, and suggests that the introduction of an artificial diaphragm can cause increased pressure inside the eye, lead to the development of glaucoma, cataracts, damage to the cornea, visual impairment and even blindness.

via factroom.ru

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