Severe glaucoma and vision loss due to cosmetic iris implants

McCall, Dominic; Hamilton, Alex; Grigg, John; Chau-Vo, Son

doi:10.5694/mja14.01526

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To the Editor: With medical tourism on the rise, public education concerning the risks of procedures performed abroad is imperative to the health and wellbeing of the Australian population. The insertion of cosmetic iris implants is a procedure currently promoted overseas. Here, we describe an example of the risks associated with this procedure.

1 Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
2 University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
3 South Western Eye Care, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: dominic.mccall@uqconnect.edu.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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