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Case Report Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2014

A case of ophthalmic artery occlusion following injection of hyaluronic acid into the glabellar area

Nonomura S, Oshitari T, Miura G, Chiba A, Yamamoto S — Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi, 2014

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Summary

What Researchers Did

This study described the case of a 20-year-old woman who experienced blindness in one eye after receiving a hyaluronic acid injection for cosmetic purposes.

What They Found

Immediately after the injection, the patient suffered nausea, pain, limb paralysis, and complete visual loss in her right eye. Despite immediate injection of hyaluronidase, her symptoms did not improve. Subsequent treatments including eye massage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and urokinase infusion also failed to restore her vision.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

As a case report, this study describes a single patient's experience, meaning its findings cannot be generalized to a larger population.

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Study Details

Study Type Case Report
Category Uncategorised
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 25318187
Year Published 2014
Journal Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi
MeSH Terms Blindness; Cosmetic Techniques; Female; Humans; Hyaluronic Acid; Iatrogenic Disease; Injections; Nose; Ophthalmic Artery; Young Adult

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