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This is a discussion on Eye Tattoo?? within the General Contact Lens Care and Questions forums; While looking for information about contact lenses , I came across one that said "How ...


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Old 03-28-2008, 04:24 PM
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Default Eye Tattoo??
While looking for information about contact lenses, I came across one that said "How to Get an Eye Tattoo?"

That's taking punk to a whole new level!

Seriously, people get eye tattoos when their eyes are severely deformed and this will make them a bit more acceptable.

Does anyone know of anybody who has an eye tattoo?
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Old 04-29-2008, 09:58 PM
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GARG! Okay, that's going too far for me. What the heck are people thinking...or are we talking about tattooed on eyeliner and stuff, which I also think is a bit extreme.
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:13 PM
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Unhappy eye tatts
Eye tattoos go back over 2000 years in the artic peoples mostly. Having both medicinal powers and other spiritual powers, eye tatoos were needed.
The TATTS swere made using a needle and a piece of sinew dipped in lampblack, urine and soot from a cooking pot (the Face Pic from www.vanishingtattoo.com/arctic_tattoos.htm). Of course thats actually on the skin surface of the eye lid and around the eye itself.

Todays permanent eyeliner is similar to it.
- Now the guy who had his actual eyeball tattooed. (the Blue ink from www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/article853274.ece)
- There was someting many eyars ago called an implanted eye jewel...... (the Heart Eyeball jewelry from www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/magazine/13EYEBALL.html)
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Old 05-02-2008, 09:06 AM
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Well, well, well. Interesting articles. Thanks for the links, jd. I think I'll pass on both those procedures, though the jewel looks kind of cool. But no...not for me.
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Old 05-02-2008, 09:27 AM
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Well, well, well. Interesting articles. Thanks for the links, jd. I think I'll pass on both those procedures, though the jewel looks kind of cool. But no...not for me.
Some people will do ANYTHING for attention . . .

Ouch!

I really shouldn't roll my eyes with that peace symbol there . . .
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Old 05-03-2008, 08:14 PM
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So it isn't a tatoo on the eye just on the lid? I hope that's what your post said. I can't even think about why a person would want to have the iris tatooed even if it could be.
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Old 05-04-2008, 01:05 AM
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Default one was the sclera tatted
One article, the first link, a guy really has the eyeball tatted. theers a whole video that ccomapnys it.
Then theer was tats on teh eyelids and aorund the eye and the other was jewel implantation beneath the sclera. ewwwwwwww in all cases....
some people just have too much time on their hands......
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:13 AM
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So it isn't a tatoo on the eye just on the lid? I hope that's what your post said. I can't even think about why a person would want to have the iris tatooed even if it could be.
Go check out the link, skatss. Not the iris--the whole eyeball, changing the colour of the white of the eye. There's pictures.
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:30 AM
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Some people will do ANYTHING for attention . . .

Ouch!

I really shouldn't roll my eyes with that peace symbol there . . .
That's funny, babyblues.

I wouldn't want any cosmetic procedures done that close to my eyes.

I would be trying to avoid having laser surgery too, if I could.
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:40 AM
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That's funny, babyblues.

I wouldn't want any cosmetic procedures done that close to my eyes.

I would be trying to avoid having laser surgery too, if I could.
Going in for laser surgery are we, Ricardo?
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Old 05-09-2008, 03:43 PM
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I dont know anyone who has had this done, but I did see a clip on the news about it a while back. People who are into this kind of stuff already just see it as another place or thing to change, no matter how much it hurts or the danger. I couldnt do it, and I would probably be weirded out if I saw someone looking at me with tatooed eyes.
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Old 05-09-2008, 08:08 PM
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I'm gonna chicken out on the eye tattoo.... looks like I'll have to find some other way to show I'm tough.
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Old 05-10-2008, 12:28 AM
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Yikes. Seems like a high risk for infection.
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Old 05-10-2008, 06:22 PM
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Did anyone else see the urine part? Just what everyone needs. No wonder there was such a high death rate back then...yes, I'd like a urine tattoo...it has symbolic reference, you know...

But, yeah, the tattoo artist definitely wouldn't like me. Its hard enough for me to put contacts in or have someone put eyeliner on me. A needle? I probably would never be able to hold still.
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Old 05-11-2008, 07:20 PM
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Yes, I caught the urine part which is unsterile and full of bacteria. I do think the heart tattoo looks cool, and wouldn't definatley draw attention to oneself. Yet, I don't think the bacteria and infections would be worth it. Our eyes are precious and I wouldn't do anything so unclean as this.
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Old 05-13-2008, 04:50 PM
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Well, I don't think they use urine anymore. I think they used to traditionally. Now I'm pretty sure its the standard ink.

Or is there a special kind of ink, since its eyeballs?
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Old 05-13-2008, 05:03 PM
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It seems idiotic to me as well...

Who would actually want one?
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:52 PM
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wow tattoos on the eye never heard of it thats an all new level of punk isnt it whats the point just seems kind of dumb if you ask me
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