Oct 1, 2017 04:13 AM
http://www.sciencealert.com/a-model-who-...ally-blind
EXCERPT: [...] So when the already heavily inked Ottawa resident had the opportunity to 'tattoo' her eyeball - a procedure called sclera staining, in which ink is injected into the white part of the eye - she chose the colour purple.
Sclera staining can result in a startling tint of the eye, a visual effect that has gained popularity recently among those who practice extreme body modification. But for Gallinger, something went horribly wrong.
The day of the procedure, purple ink oozed out of her eye and trickled down her cheek.
The next day, the eye was swollen shut, and eventually became painfully infected. Three weeks later, the internal swelling remained and doctors told her she was at risk of going permanently blind in the affected eye.
Gallinger began posting public Facebook updates about her eye on Sept. 20 to warn others against the procedure....
MORE: http://www.sciencealert.com/a-model-who-...ally-blind
EXCERPT: [...] So when the already heavily inked Ottawa resident had the opportunity to 'tattoo' her eyeball - a procedure called sclera staining, in which ink is injected into the white part of the eye - she chose the colour purple.
Sclera staining can result in a startling tint of the eye, a visual effect that has gained popularity recently among those who practice extreme body modification. But for Gallinger, something went horribly wrong.
The day of the procedure, purple ink oozed out of her eye and trickled down her cheek.
The next day, the eye was swollen shut, and eventually became painfully infected. Three weeks later, the internal swelling remained and doctors told her she was at risk of going permanently blind in the affected eye.
Gallinger began posting public Facebook updates about her eye on Sept. 20 to warn others against the procedure....
MORE: http://www.sciencealert.com/a-model-who-...ally-blind
