https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/52255

code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm

@@ -837,13 +837,13 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 /mob/dead/observer/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value)
 	. = ..()
 	switch(var_name)
-		if("icon")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, icon))
 			ghostimage_default.icon = icon
 			ghostimage_simple.icon = icon
-		if("icon_state")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, icon_state))
 			ghostimage_default.icon_state = icon_state
 			ghostimage_simple.icon_state = icon_state
-		if("fun_verbs")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, fun_verbs))
 			if(fun_verbs)
 				verbs += /mob/dead/observer/verb/boo
 				verbs += /mob/dead/observer/verb/possess
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 
 /mob/dead/observer/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value)
 	. = ..()
-	if(var_name == "invisibility")
+	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, invisibility))
 		set_invisibility(invisibility) // updates light
 
 /proc/set_observer_default_invisibility(amount, message=null)

code/modules/mob/living/living.dm

@@ -1196,30 +1196,29 @@
 
 /mob/living/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value)
 	switch(var_name)
-		if ("maxHealth")
+		if (NAMEOF(src, maxHealth))
 			if (!isnum(var_value) || var_value <= 0)
 				return FALSE
-		if("stat")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, stat))
 			if((stat == DEAD) && (var_value < DEAD))//Bringing the dead back to life
 				GLOB.dead_mob_list -= src
 				GLOB.alive_mob_list += src
 			if((stat < DEAD) && (var_value == DEAD))//Kill he
 				GLOB.alive_mob_list -= src
 				GLOB.dead_mob_list += src
+		if(NAMEOF(src, health)) //this doesn't work. gotta use procs instead.
+			return FALSE
 	. = ..()
 	switch(var_name)
-		if("eye_blind")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, eye_blind))
 			set_blindness(var_value)
-		if("eye_damage")
-			var/obj/item/organ/eyes/E = getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_EYES)
-			E?.setOrganDamage(var_value)
-		if("eye_blurry")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, eye_blurry))
 			set_blurriness(var_value)
-		if("maxHealth")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, maxHealth))
 			updatehealth()
-		if("resize")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, resize))
 			update_transform()
-		if("lighting_alpha")
+		if(NAMEOF(src, lighting_alpha))
 			sync_lighting_plane_alpha()
 
 /mob/living/proc/do_adrenaline(