Subscribe and turn on notifications🔔 : https://buff.ly/3F6ZiLt | Aussies are being warned about the “small but increasing number” of people developing a serious eye condition after getting a tattoo.
Optometry experts at Deakin University Linda Robinson and James Andrew wrote in an article for The Conversation that a “rare” tattoo-related eye condition is on the rise due to toxic chemicals found inside the ink.
“The vast majority of people don’t react to these chemicals. But in some cases, they may trigger a harmful immune response.”
The optometrists added, “This happens when a person’s immune system recognises the ink as being dangerous… this can cause inflammation, both of the tattooed skin and other parts of the body.”
“If your [eye’s] urea becomes inflamed, you may develop the rare condition known as tattoo-associated uveitis… In severe cases, this condition can lead to a glaucoma.”
A study published by UNSW earlier this year even found that the toxic metals and carcinogens found in Aussie tattoo inks were at a level that “would be illegal in the European Union.”
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