Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 4 days agoFor the 1st time in Canada, surgeons put teeth in patients' eyes to restore sightwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@quokk.auneat@lemmy.worldweirdnews@real.lemmy.fanmedicine@mander.xyz
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkFor the 1st time in Canada, surgeons put teeth in patients' eyes to restore sightwww.cbc.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 4 days agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: world@quokk.auneat@lemmy.worldweirdnews@real.lemmy.fanmedicine@mander.xyz
minus-squarestrawberry@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoi wonder why a plastic lens. won’t that get scratched potentially? why not saphire?
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoProbably because it needs to be flexible.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI mean your not scratching your eyeballs and they do a good job keeping stuff out. Have you ever scratched your lens? I know people who have and it’s irritating.
minus-squarestrawberry@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoyeah but sometimes stuff gets in, though I guess without an eyelid that may not be an issue
i wonder why a plastic lens. won’t that get scratched potentially? why not saphire?
Probably because it needs to be flexible.
I mean your not scratching your eyeballs and they do a good job keeping stuff out. Have you ever scratched your lens? I know people who have and it’s irritating.
yeah but sometimes stuff gets in, though I guess without an eyelid that may not be an issue