Citation

Paulo JD, Turizo JCM, Carrasquilla DCM, Bustamante LM. Digit. J. Ophthalmol. 2018; 24(1): 10-12.

Affiliation

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary)

DOI

10.5693/djo.02.2018.01.002

PMID

30800007

PMCID

PMC6380255

Abstract

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.

Language: en