Dermatography as a modern treatment for coloring leucoma corneae

Cornea. 1994 Jul;13(4):349-53. doi: 10.1097/00003226-199407000-00011.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carbon
  • Cornea / pathology
  • Corneal Opacity / therapy*
  • Eye Color
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Surgery, Plastic
  • Tattooing / methods*

Substances

  • Carbon