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Ocular complications of laser-assisted eyebrow epilation
1Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. shirishu@aol.com
Purpose:
To report a series of patients with ocular complications associated with laser-assisted eyebrow hair removal.
Patients And Methods:
Case reports of three patients with eye pain and photophobia following laser epilation of the eyebrow region. The eye examination included visual acuity, slit-lamp examination, tonometry and fundoscopy. The follow-up period was 3 months.
Results:
Each patient had conjunctival hyperaemia in one or both eyes and anterior chamber pigmentary cells. One patient presented with posterior synechiae, which did not respond to treatment.
Conclusions:
Laser epilation of the eyebrows may result in anterior uveitis as well as irreversible damage to the iris.
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