PSA: Don’t Use a Massage Gun . . . on Your Eyeballs

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PSA: Don’t Use a Massage Gun . . . on Your Eyeballs

Some people love the GOOD pain of using a massage gun . . . others can’t handle the GOOD VIBRATIONS.  And then, there’s crazy people like THIS GUY:

For some reason, a young man in his 20s in Scotland thought a massage gun might be able to improve his tired . . . EYES.

The man went to the ophthalmologist complaining of “increasing floaters and flashing lights in his right eye” over about a week. He said he hadn’t had any eye or head injuries, and that his family didn’t have a history of eye disorders.

The doctors took a close look, and saw that both of his eyes were in terrible shape.  In his right eye, he had multiple retinal tears, widespread bruising, and a condition called “retinal dialysis.”  In his left, he had “widespread bruising and six full-thickness rips in his retina.”

They questioned him, because clearly SOMETHING had happened.

Eventually, he admitted he had been trying to soothe his tired eyes with a percussive massage gun . . . weekly . . . for the past three months. It was a gun with a small head attachment shaped like a bullet.  (Which looks like this.)

I know what you might be thinking . . . but the guy did NOT have a history of psychiatric conditions or drug use.

Thankfully, he’ll be okay.  But it was close.

The doctors used laser treatments to mend the retinal tears and seal the break.  His vision was preserved, despite the injuries having a high risk of progressing to blindness.

Photo by Kedibone Isaac Makhumisane on Unsplash

Courtesy of Ars Technica