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BY CHELSEA MCGARTLAND
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and now it can be in the eye of the beheld too ... literally.
An Indian doctor, created a new level of decadence -- contact lenses embedded with a thin gold ring and 18 diamonds. Wired has the specs. (Video source: Star News)
“The lenses, weighing 5g in total, sit between 6mm and 9mm away from the cornea... the profits from the sale of the lenses will be used to fund the treatment of people suffering from Stevens Johnson Syndrome-- a skin disease that ... affects the tear glands ... and leads to loss of vision.
A writer for Gizmodo says people can waste their money however they see fit, but these lenses just cross the line.
“I'm all for spending money anyway you want to -- grills, watches, boulder-sized rings, blinging chains -- but come on, paying $15,000 for diamond and gold contact lenses is stupid. When did sacrificing your eyes become cool?”
Two anchors for KMSB are concerned, saying the contacts -- just look painful.
“The doctor who invented them told the Today Show that he actually got the idea after his wife had precious stones implanted in her teeth. So -- if we have diamond grills, why not diamond contacts?”
“How does your eyelid close over that?”
“I would think it would scratch you, right?”
The lenses chosen to have diamonds added to them are usually used to treat a severe condition that affects the eyes of those who’ve had a transplant. Dr. Rajesh Khanna (Cah-nah), a cornea surgeon, told the Today Show, the lens may be the wrong choice for a vanity boost.
“People are forced to tolerate these lenses. The risk benefit ratio is vastly different than a person with healthy eyesight ... We should not introduce harmful foreign objects, however shiny they may be, into our eyes...”
The creator hinks the lenses will be very popular for Bollywood films, and thinks they will catch on internationally once a big celebrity is seen wearing them. Make sure to get yours now because less than 4,000 pairs of the excessive eye-wear will be made.
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