Man Suffers Severe Eye Damage After Using Massage Gun on Eyes

Edinburgh. A young man in Scotland has suffered serious eye problems after using a massage gun around and directly on his eyes. Doctors said that using a massage gun, which is used to relieve muscle pain, on the eyes caused tears in the retinas of both his eyes and developed a serious condition called retinal dialysis.

Percussive massage guns have become very popular in recent years. When used correctly, it helps reduce pain, improve blood circulation, and relax the body. However, health experts have warned that its misuse can cause serious harm. The young man, around 20 years old and a resident of Edinburgh, had been using a massage gun for a few weeks to relax his eyes. He had to go to the hospital for treatment after serious problems appeared in both his eyes.

Doctors Niam O'Connell and Ashraf were surprised to see the man at their eye center. It was found that the patient had tears in multiple places in the retina of his right eye, extensive damage, and retinal dialysis. His left eye also had serious damage and six small tears in the retina.

According to doctors, the young man had no personal or family history of eye disease. He also denied any head injury or other trauma. He used glasses due to nearsightedness, but doctors said that problem was unrelated to the retinal damage.

When no clear cause was apparent for such damage to the eyes, doctors inquired about any unusual eye-related activities with the young man. He then admitted to using a massage gun around and directly on both eyes every week for about three months. A few days before coming to the eye center, he said he had started seeing flashing lights in his right eye and felt something floating inside his eye.

Since there were no other risk factors, doctors concluded that the massage gun use caused serious damage to the eyes. According to them, the intense vibration of the massage gun may have caused the retina to tear due to intense pressure on the eye. Six months after diagnosis, a test showed the patient's condition was stable and no further complications had arisen, doctors said.

Previously, incidents of serious vision impairment due to the misuse of massage guns have been reported. A few years ago, a 42-year-old man in China developed cataracts and his eye lens shifted after using a massage gun on his eyes.