'Hesitant historian' did not initially disclose that he used the product on his eyes
A 20-year-old suffered bilateral retinal tears and detachment after using a massage gun on his eyes for 3 months; the device carried no safety warnings. Product documentation gaps expose manufacturers to liability and corporate wellness programs to health risks.
— 'Hesitant historian' did not initially disclose that he used the product on his eyes
by Shannon Firth, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today
June 22, 2026
• 3 min read
The rise in popularity of percussive massage guns could carry some hidden dangers for consumers, as a case study of a young student with tired eyes revealed.
Man used massage gun on his tired eyeballs. It went as well as you'd expect.
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He had retinal tears and bruises from squishing his eyeballs with the gun.
Massage guns are the latest craze in a long history of ideas about vibration therapy that goes back to the ancient Greeks.
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