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Man used massage gun on his tired eyeballs. It went as well as you'd expect.
He had retinal tears and bruises from squishing his eyeballs with the gun.
TL;DR
- A man sought treatment for vision issues in his right eye, experiencing floaters and flashing lights.
- Ophthalmologists found severe retinal tears, bruising, and retinal dialysis in both of his eyes.
- The patient confessed to using a percussive massage gun on his eyes for three months to combat eye fatigue.
- Doctors concluded the massage gun likely caused the retinal damage by rapidly compressing the eyeballs.
- Laser treatments were used to repair the retinal tears and rips, preserving the man's vision.
- The case is noted as a first in scientific literature for this type of eye injury.