A man in his 20s pressed a percussive massage gun — the vibrating jackhammer thing gym people use on sore legs — against his eyes, weekly, for about three months. Sessions lasted several minutes. His retinas tore. One detached. He waited six days after the floaters started before seeing a doctor, which is the kind of timeline I respect.
The case was written up by Niamh O'Connell and Ashraf Khan, two eye doctors who now have to live knowing this is their contribution to the medical literature. They note it's the first case of its kind. Give it a month.
Lasers fixed him. No lasting vision loss. The device carries no warning against use on the eyes, presumably because nobody thought it needed saying. We live and learn. Some of us only do the second one.
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Based on the original article "Disturbing Case Study Shows Why You Should Never Use a Massage Gun Near Your Eyes".
