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Inadvertent globe penetration due to self-attempted eyeball tattooing

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Eyeball tattooing or scleral tattooing is a new form of body modification. A 27-year-old Indian male presented with defective vision in the left eye a day after self-attempted eyeball tattooing. The inadvertent penetration and ink injection led to the staining of the cornea, suspension of ink in the aqueous. The lens showed capsular staining and subsequent progression to the cataract. The posterior segment showed staining of vitreous with the red dye, retinal thickening at the macula. The optical coherence tomography showed inner retinal hyperreflectivity with retinal thickening. As these “Do it yourself” maneuvers are becoming trends influenced by social media, we report a case of self-attempted eyeball tattooing and its complications.

Source: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case Reports

DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1402_21

Authors: Bagavath Shalini, Arjun Velayudhan Nair, Mangala Periasamy, Karan Kumarswamy, Palmeera N J Dsouza

Institution: Aravind Eye Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4205688288

FWCI: 2.526

Cites: 8

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10