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Case series: Two cases of eyeball tattoos with short-term complications
Gonzalo Duarte1, Rashel Cheja1, Diana Pachón1
1Clínica de Enfermedades Inflamatorias Oculares, Hospital Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, I.A.P., Vicente García Torres 46, Colonia Barrio San Lucas, Coyoacán, Mexico City 04030, Mexico.
Purpose:
To report two cases of eyeball tattoos with short-term post procedural complications.
Observations:
Case 1 is a 26-year-old Mexican man that developed orbital cellulitis and posterior scleritis 2 h after an eyeball tattoo. Patient responded satisfactorily to systemic antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment. Case 2 is a 17-year-old Mexican man that developed two sub-episcleral nodules in the ink injection sites immediately after the procedure.
Conclusions And Importance:
Eyeball tattoos are performed by non-ophthalmic trained personnel. There are a substantial number of short-term risks associated with this procedure. Long-term effects on the eyes and vision are still unknown, but in a worst case scenario could include loss of vision or permanent damage to the eyes.
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