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Can Restylane cause blindness if injected around the eyes?

rpunkboy
I am having a disagreement with my doctor over the use of Restylane around the eyes. My doctors insists that it is safe. However, I have heard that there are two other patients that went blind when using Restylane around the eyes. 1.Were the two patients injected with Restylane with a blunt or sharp needle? 2. Did the two patients suffer only partial blindness to one eye or unilateral blindness? 3. Also, where can the cases of these two patients be found in the medical literature?

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