Intravitreal injections inducing de quervain tenosynovitis: injector's wrist.

PURPOSE: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. CONCLUSION:The repetitive performance of intravitreal injections may be an unrecognized occupational hazard for ophthalmologists.