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Josh’s Eyeball Tattoo Update

This photo is at about twenty four hours from the point of initial injection. This is on Josh, who is the person in the middle procedure in the entry below. The large blue spot below shows how far the ink has spread over the conjunctiva. It’s still spreading and I expect it to spread more over the next day. He’s having no discomfort other than a mild “it feels like there’s something in my eye” because of there still being a slight bulge.

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395 responses to “Josh’s Eyeball Tattoo Update”

  1. Fuzz Avatar

    Superpowers!

  2. Fuzz Avatar

    Superpowers!

  3. Fuzz Avatar

    Superpowers!

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    Superpowers!

  5. Fuzz Avatar

    Superpowers!

  6. katie Avatar
    katie

    #27 because all the things that could possibly go wrong keep going through my head. i just hope nobody ends up blind or with damaged/poor eye sight.

    its a hell of a risk to take on, and i suppose that its good that somebody (somebodies) is trying it out, to see if it really does work. the large consequences that it potentially yields is all that worries me.

  7. katie Avatar
    katie

    #27 because all the things that could possibly go wrong keep going through my head. i just hope nobody ends up blind or with damaged/poor eye sight.

    its a hell of a risk to take on, and i suppose that its good that somebody (somebodies) is trying it out, to see if it really does work. the large consequences that it potentially yields is all that worries me.

  8. katie Avatar
    katie

    #27 because all the things that could possibly go wrong keep going through my head. i just hope nobody ends up blind or with damaged/poor eye sight.

    its a hell of a risk to take on, and i suppose that its good that somebody (somebodies) is trying it out, to see if it really does work. the large consequences that it potentially yields is all that worries me.

  9. katie Avatar
    katie

    #27 because all the things that could possibly go wrong keep going through my head. i just hope nobody ends up blind or with damaged/poor eye sight.

    its a hell of a risk to take on, and i suppose that its good that somebody (somebodies) is trying it out, to see if it really does work. the large consequences that it potentially yields is all that worries me.

  10. katie Avatar
    katie

    #27 because all the things that could possibly go wrong keep going through my head. i just hope nobody ends up blind or with damaged/poor eye sight.

    its a hell of a risk to take on, and i suppose that its good that somebody (somebodies) is trying it out, to see if it really does work. the large consequences that it potentially yields is all that worries me.

  11. rebecca Avatar

    #30 i’m guessing blue tinted vision?

  12. rebecca Avatar

    #30 i’m guessing blue tinted vision?

  13. rebecca Avatar

    #30 i’m guessing blue tinted vision?

  14. rebecca Avatar

    #30 i’m guessing blue tinted vision?

  15. rebecca Avatar

    #30 i’m guessing blue tinted vision?

  16. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    #30 I’d guess cloudy, I doubt the eye could distinguish color from that close of a perspective. If you hold anything close enough to your eye the shadows, etc cast on it just make it black or grey.

  17. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    #30 I’d guess cloudy, I doubt the eye could distinguish color from that close of a perspective. If you hold anything close enough to your eye the shadows, etc cast on it just make it black or grey.

  18. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    #30 I’d guess cloudy, I doubt the eye could distinguish color from that close of a perspective. If you hold anything close enough to your eye the shadows, etc cast on it just make it black or grey.

  19. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    #30 I’d guess cloudy, I doubt the eye could distinguish color from that close of a perspective. If you hold anything close enough to your eye the shadows, etc cast on it just make it black or grey.

  20. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    #30 I’d guess cloudy, I doubt the eye could distinguish color from that close of a perspective. If you hold anything close enough to your eye the shadows, etc cast on it just make it black or grey.

  21. Mrar Avatar

    The pupil is a completely different part of the eye than the white or the iris, would it even be possible for the ink to “float” over the lens and cloud vision?

    I think it would be more likely that the ink would just be cleared out of the eye like #21 said. I don’t agree with most else of what he said though.

    They only did it on one eye anyway, you’ve got two! Who needs depth perception anyway?

    I love being able to follow the advancement of all these new and unusual procedures. Rock on.

  22. Mrar Avatar

    The pupil is a completely different part of the eye than the white or the iris, would it even be possible for the ink to “float” over the lens and cloud vision?

    I think it would be more likely that the ink would just be cleared out of the eye like #21 said. I don’t agree with most else of what he said though.

    They only did it on one eye anyway, you’ve got two! Who needs depth perception anyway?

    I love being able to follow the advancement of all these new and unusual procedures. Rock on.

  23. Mrar Avatar

    The pupil is a completely different part of the eye than the white or the iris, would it even be possible for the ink to “float” over the lens and cloud vision?

    I think it would be more likely that the ink would just be cleared out of the eye like #21 said. I don’t agree with most else of what he said though.

    They only did it on one eye anyway, you’ve got two! Who needs depth perception anyway?

    I love being able to follow the advancement of all these new and unusual procedures. Rock on.

  24. Mrar Avatar

    The pupil is a completely different part of the eye than the white or the iris, would it even be possible for the ink to “float” over the lens and cloud vision?

    I think it would be more likely that the ink would just be cleared out of the eye like #21 said. I don’t agree with most else of what he said though.

    They only did it on one eye anyway, you’ve got two! Who needs depth perception anyway?

    I love being able to follow the advancement of all these new and unusual procedures. Rock on.

  25. Mrar Avatar

    The pupil is a completely different part of the eye than the white or the iris, would it even be possible for the ink to “float” over the lens and cloud vision?

    I think it would be more likely that the ink would just be cleared out of the eye like #21 said. I don’t agree with most else of what he said though.

    They only did it on one eye anyway, you’ve got two! Who needs depth perception anyway?

    I love being able to follow the advancement of all these new and unusual procedures. Rock on.

  26. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    As a post-script, I’m all for the advancement of science but I’m confused as to how this is ground-breaking – according to the Wiki, this has been done for thousands of years? And why was there no ophthamalogist or other doctor present?

  27. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    As a post-script, I’m all for the advancement of science but I’m confused as to how this is ground-breaking – according to the Wiki, this has been done for thousands of years? And why was there no ophthamalogist or other doctor present?

  28. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    As a post-script, I’m all for the advancement of science but I’m confused as to how this is ground-breaking – according to the Wiki, this has been done for thousands of years? And why was there no ophthamalogist or other doctor present?

  29. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    As a post-script, I’m all for the advancement of science but I’m confused as to how this is ground-breaking – according to the Wiki, this has been done for thousands of years? And why was there no ophthamalogist or other doctor present?

  30. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    As a post-script, I’m all for the advancement of science but I’m confused as to how this is ground-breaking – according to the Wiki, this has been done for thousands of years? And why was there no ophthamalogist or other doctor present?

  31. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    Looks awesome, hope it all goes well!

  32. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    Looks awesome, hope it all goes well!

  33. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    Looks awesome, hope it all goes well!

  34. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    Looks awesome, hope it all goes well!

  35. Jaime Avatar
    Jaime

    Looks awesome, hope it all goes well!

  36. ninjarobot Avatar
    ninjarobot

    wow that guy is hella brave to pioneer something so intense.
    if this takes off he is going to be legendary.

  37. ninjarobot Avatar
    ninjarobot

    wow that guy is hella brave to pioneer something so intense.
    if this takes off he is going to be legendary.

  38. ninjarobot Avatar
    ninjarobot

    wow that guy is hella brave to pioneer something so intense.
    if this takes off he is going to be legendary.

  39. ninjarobot Avatar
    ninjarobot

    wow that guy is hella brave to pioneer something so intense.
    if this takes off he is going to be legendary.

  40. ninjarobot Avatar
    ninjarobot

    wow that guy is hella brave to pioneer something so intense.
    if this takes off he is going to be legendary.

  41. Viking In LaFleche Avatar

    To each their own. More to those who would like this done. I’ll add it to the list of “Don’t think so”.

  42. Viking In LaFleche Avatar

    To each their own. More to those who would like this done. I’ll add it to the list of “Don’t think so”.

  43. Viking In LaFleche Avatar

    To each their own. More to those who would like this done. I’ll add it to the list of “Don’t think so”.

  44. Viking In LaFleche Avatar

    To each their own. More to those who would like this done. I’ll add it to the list of “Don’t think so”.

  45. Viking In LaFleche Avatar

    To each their own. More to those who would like this done. I’ll add it to the list of “Don’t think so”.

  46. Max Brand Avatar

    wow….that has to be the worst idea I ever heard. The things people do today just to be cool…

    whatever happened to having a rare baseball card….

  47. Max Brand Avatar

    wow….that has to be the worst idea I ever heard. The things people do today just to be cool…

    whatever happened to having a rare baseball card….

  48. Max Brand Avatar

    wow….that has to be the worst idea I ever heard. The things people do today just to be cool…

    whatever happened to having a rare baseball card….

  49. Max Brand Avatar

    wow….that has to be the worst idea I ever heard. The things people do today just to be cool…

    whatever happened to having a rare baseball card….

  50. Max Brand Avatar

    wow….that has to be the worst idea I ever heard. The things people do today just to be cool…

    whatever happened to having a rare baseball card….

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