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Yoreh Barak, MD; Maoz D. Amiran, MD; Edward Fineberg, MD; Yaron Lang, MD

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The Dermojet (AKRA Dermojet, Pau, France) is a medical device commonly used for intradermal injection of liquid medications without the use of a needle.¹ It is painless and requires no physical contact with the patient's skin. Common indications for Dermojet use include alopecia areata, cystic acne, and keloids.² Considered to be safe for intradermal delivery of drugs, it has been used also for periocular injections.

Report of a Case

A 53-year-old man with psoriasis and alopecia areata was treated with triamcinolone injection to his right eyebrow using a Dermojet syringe. Immediately after the injection, the patient complained of pressure and acute loss of vision in the right eye.

On examination, the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 6/240 OD, and intraocular pressure (IOP) was 14 mm Hg. A small needlelike hole was visible in the right brow area (Figure 1A), . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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