Scleral tattooing

Not to be confused with Corneal tattooing.
For eyelid tattooing, see face tattoo.
Scleral tattooing

Scleral tattooing is the practice of tattooing the sclera, or white part, of the human eye. Rather than being injected into the tissue, the dye is injected between two layers of the eye, then gradually spreads. The process remains uncommon due to professionals' discomfort performing the procedure[1] and is illegal in the American states Oklahoma and Indiana and the Canadian provinces Ontario and Saskatchewan.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Scleral Tattoo Gone Wrong, Clinical Videos, American Academy of Ophthalmology, By Paul R Freund and Mark Greve, MAY 16, 2017
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