He maintains the failed injections were the fault of the clients. The first botched tattoo failed because cat dander became lodged in the man's eye, Brown said. Of the over 20 eye tattoos he's done, Brown said this is the second to go wrong. When he got his own scleral tattoo, Brown said he had a similar reaction, but eye drops helped it go away within a few weeks. "I told her she needed to get more eye drops that day … She was fine, but neglected to get eye drops." "I wholeheartedly believe it wasn't my fault," Brown said in an email to CBC Friday. She said when the swelling went down, her vision was blurred. This mirrored image shows Gallinger's right eye had swollen shut. The needle was too large, he didn't dilute the ink, and he hadn't waited an appropriate amount of time before the second portion of the injection, she said.īut Brown is defending his craft, saying she didn't take the proper steps to care for her eye after the tattoo. 'It wasn't my fault'Īfter researching the injection procedure over the past few weeks, Gallinger said she believes Brown had done it incorrectly. If scans determine the ink has solidified on her retina, Gallinger said doctors told her they'll have to remove the eye. "I'm playing a waiting game," she said. "If the ink dries in my eye it can create a lot more severe damage."ĭoctors have scheduled a consultation for next week. Over the last few weeks her vision has improved to blurry sight and she's now waiting for surgery - the globs of hardening ink still mottling her eye. However, when she was finally able to open her eye, she said she couldn't see properly. She went to the emergency room, but left after the doctor told her he didn't know what was wrong, she said.Īfter two more consultations with other doctors, Gallinger received antibiotics to reduce the swelling. Medical professionals and body artists say the practice of tattooing the eyeball is on the rise despite its many risks. Regulations prohibiting the practice of these procedures are required, because despite warnings of multiple health risks, more people are looking to get this procedure nowadays.Gallinger, who had an ink injection in her eyeball, shows the amount of swelling in her eye, at home in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. Nevertheless, long-term effects on the eyes and vision are uncertain, but in the worst case scenario could include the loss of vision or the eye. The right lower eyelid developed a green pigmentation. The eyeball tattoo procedureĮyeball tattoos are done by non-ophthalmic trained personnel, which increases the risk of serious ocular complications like globe penetration and endophthalmitis. The patient completed 7 days of oral antibiotic treatment and prednisone was slowly tapered for 30 days.įifteen days after starting treatment, proptosis, restriction of ocular movements and chemosis resolved, choroidal detachment disappeared and visual acuity improved.
A right tarsorrhaphy was performed due to conjunctival exposure and after three days the sutures were removed, resulting in clinical improvement. Two days later, oral prednisone was initiated. Intravenous antibiotic treatment (ceftriaxone and clindamycin) and topical antibiotic (moxifloxacin) were started. The patient was admitted for hospitalization. The patient reported that the green pigment used in the injection was diluted with isopropyl alcohol, distilled water and glycerin.Ī clinical diagnosis of orbital cellulitis and posterior scleritis of the right eye was made. Four days later symptomatology worsened and he sought medical care. A 26-year-old Mexican man presented with pain, photophobia, decreased visual acuity and eyelid edema in the right eye after undergoing a green eyeball tattoo in a tattoo parlor.
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