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Self-inflicted injection of tattoo ink in the anterior chamber: a failed attempt to change the color of the eyes
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Abstract
<p id="d3534117e132">We report the case of a 29-year-old man, a tattoo artist by profession,
with a history
of schizophrenia, who was admitted to our hospital after injecting tattoo pigments
in the anterior chamber of both eyes using a dermograph. The patient was diagnosed
with penetrating ocular injury with secondary glaucoma, endotheliitis, and uveitis.
Anterior chamber washout was performed immediately. At 4 months’ follow-up the patient
had a visual acuity of 20/25 in each eye and 360° peripheral anterior synechiae; there
still were traces of tattoo pigment at the trabecular meshwork and endothelial corneal
layer.
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