Posts by Angharad

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Happy 20th Anniversary Thunder and Sheila !!!

by xenawarrior in

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have a great day !!

cheers to the next 20 years !!

love you guys !!

New Sex-Scandal Coming Up In Norway!

by Kent in

a new sex-scandal is coming up in norway .

this case is not reported to the police, and as far as i know the local congregation in a small town in telemark, norway - is trying to find out what to do with it.. .

this time it's not an elder abusing children.

New To The Board

by exjdub in

i just wanted to introduce myself and tell everyone that i have enjoyed many of the posts.

i wish that this resource was available 7 years ago when i walked away from the organization, it would have helped my transition a great deal.

i also wanted to say that it is enjoyable to come to a forum that is not on an angry rant about the organization on a constant basis.

Could you do this ???

by Angharad in

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ewww makes me ill just thinking about it !

eye piercing .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3610379.stm.

Angharad

Even ignoring the risks, it just looks like it would be so irritating having something on your eyeball.

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Could you do this ???

by Angharad in

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ewww makes me ill just thinking about it !

eye piercing .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3610379.stm.

Angharad

Ewww makes me ill just thinking about it !

Eye piercing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3610379.stm

Fears raised over 'eye jewellery'

A new technique where jewellery can be inserted into the eye, could be dangerous and should be avoided, say British ophthalmic experts

The procedure to insert a tiny platinum jewel stud into the eyeball has been performed in The Netherlands.

The technique is harmless and carries no side effects, say its Dutch pioneers.

UK eye specialists disagree and say it could be dangerous and may cause scarring and bleeding.

Specially developed jewellery is inserted into the eye's mucous membrane under a local anaesthetic eye drop, at a cost of about £330.

It involves inserting a 3.5mm-wide piece of platinum - that the eye will accept - and includes designs such as a glittering half-moon or heart.

Without doing any harm to the eye we can implant a jewel in the conjunctiva alt

Gerrit Melles, eye jewellery pioneer

The procedure has been carried out on six women and one man by a team from the Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery in Rotterdam (NIIOC).

The piece of jewellery is inserted in the conjunctiva - the mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelids and front of the eyeball - in sterile conditions using an operating microscope in a procedure taking about 15 minutes.

NIIOC director Gerrit Melles said: "Without doing any harm to the eye we can implant a jewel in the conjunctiva.

"So far we have not seen any side effects or complications and we don't expect any in the future.

"In my view it is a little more subtle than (body) piercing.

"It is a bit of a fun thing and a very personal thing for people.

British eye experts disagree and fear cosmetic invasive surgery could harm the eye.

To carry out surgery to improve eyesight is one thing, but we are opposed it purely for cosmetic enhancement alt

Eyecare Trust spokesman

John Dart, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, said this type of surgery could irritate the eye.

"The stud is quite likely to move around and migrate because the tissue in the conjunctiva is quite loose," he said.

"Any movement is likely to cause inflammation. If it moves, there will be some scar tissue and you could get some bleeding."

An Eyecare Trust spokesman said anything inserted beneath the cornea is "potentially dangerous".

He added: "Jewellery is fine, but not in the eye.

"To carry out surgery to improve eyesight is one thing, but we are opposed it purely for cosmetic enhancement."

The NIIOC, which develops new ocular surgical techniques in corneal, cataract and retinal surgery, has patented the jewellery and the surgical procedure.

The institute, which carries out the procedure in co-operation with an eye clinic near the city of Utrecht, said it has a waiting list for people who wanted the implant.

Eye jewellery Studs are inserted under local