ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Using staining pigments with which we had gained experience in dermatography (medical tattooing) treatments of leucoma corneae, a new approach was developed to create an artificial iris-like staining at the mid-stromal level of the cornea to treat photophobia in a patient with posttraumatic aniridia. METHODS: After a central 4-mm half-depth trephination, a lamellar dissection of the corneal stroma toward the limbus was performed. A combination of colored pigments was introduced into this midstromal space, until a light blue artificial iris (to match the contralateral eye) with adequate blocking of light was created. RESULTS: A stable artificial iris was created in the mid-stromal level of the cornea. CONCLUSION: Dermatography pigments are stable in the corneal stroma and are useful to treat photophobia in aniridia following trauma.
Subject(s)
Aniridia/etiology , Corneal Injuries , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/complications , Iris/injuries , Light , Tattooing , Vision Disorders/surgery , Cornea/surgery , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/surgery , Follow-Up Studies , Glare , Humans , Iris/surgery , Male , Middle Aged , Vision Disorders/etiology , Visual AcuitySubject(s)
Coloring Agents/chemistry , Cornea , Tattooing/methods , Glare , Humans , Vision Disorders/prevention & controlSubject(s)
Cornea , Tattooing , Eye Color , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/etiology , Humans , Iris/injuries , Vision Disorders/etiologyABSTRACT
Since antiquity many attempts were made and hence many methods were devised to minimize the disfiguration and stigmatization caused by leucoma corneae. Dermatography, a refined, modified tattooing technique, was used successfully in three cases of leucoma corneae. The materials and method are safe and simple. Over a 3-year follow-up period, no negative reactions were found. The cosmetic results were very satisfactory.
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Corneal Opacity/therapy , Tattooing/methods , Adult , Carbon , Cornea/pathology , Eye Color , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Surgery, PlasticABSTRACT
A patient is described who had a discoloration of the skin caused by too deep tattooing of the oral mucosa. To avoid this complication a safe tattoo technique is described.
