![]() Since then, other tattooists have followed suit. Scleral tattooing is said to have been first performed as a non-medical body modification procedure by tattoo artist Howie Rollins (who goes by the moniker Luna Cobra) on July 1, 2007. ![]() Noguera, on the rare occasions when ophthalmologists use tattoo ink for medical purposes (such as in corneal tattooing for corneal scars), they cosmetically improve the eye’s appearance using sterile ink and medical instruments under a surgical microscope. Noguera, a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cornea and external disease specialist of Asian Eye Institute.Īccording to Dr. “Scleral tattooing is not an ophthalmic procedure,” clarifies Dr. Otomamay Haruki has done scleral tattooing on his left eye before coming to the Philippines to get his right eye done. Using a needle, ink is injected in the tiny space between the eye’s top layer (the conjunctiva) and the sclera, after which it gradually spreads to cover the sclera’s entirety. In a nutshell, scleral tattooing involves the permanent coloring of the sclera (the white part of the eye). With these stories making the rounds on social media, one has to wonder: How delicate and risky is the process of getting your eyeball tattooed? And why do some people still go for it, in spite of the dangers the process entails? Just last year, a story went viral about a Canadian model, Catt Gallinger, who lost sight in her eye after a botched scleral tattooing session. Better known as scleral tattooing, the body art form has actually been gaining popularity in the past decade as a form of extreme body modification, availed by tattoo enthusiasts and thrill-seekers alike. READ: Japanese man gets right eyeball tattooed by a Filipino artist Yesterday, the story about Otomamay Haruki, a Japanese man who traveled to the Philippines to have his right eyeball tattooed at a cheaper price than what he paid in Canada for his left, went viral.
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