title: Intravitreal injections inducing de quervain tenosynovitis: injector's wrist.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of de Quervain tenosynovitis triggered by the repetitive performance of intravitreal injections.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report of a 32-year-old ophthalmologist.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ophthalmologist experienced de Quervain tenosynovitis while performing 425 intravitreal injections a month. These were predominantly performed in condensed sessions (injection clinics). Symptoms resolved with nonsurgical management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The repetitive performance of intravitreal injections may be an unrecognized occupational hazard for ophthalmologists.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; and †Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Michel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Belliveau
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Marwan A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abouammoh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D053684:De Quervain Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D058449:Intravitreal Injections / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009885:Ophthalmology