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Corneal tattooing for esthetic purposes in patients with corneal opacities
Derya Doganay1, Selim Doganay2, Cem Cankaya3
1Çekirge State Hospital, Eye Clinic, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study evaluated corneal tattooing for esthetic purposes in patients with corneal opacification.
Methods:
Eight eyes of eight patients were included in the study (four males and four females). Corneal tattooing was achieved by stromal puncture in five patients, femtosecond laser-assisted corneal tattooing in two patients, and femtosecond laser-assisted corneal tattooing and stromal needling (combined procedure) in one patient. In six of the patients, the entire cornea was stained black; in one patient, the center of the cornea (3 mm) was stained black and the periphery was stained dark brown; and in the last patient, the corneal periphery was stained dark brown. Patient satisfaction was evaluated on the first day after surgery and at the last visit as follows: Very satisfied (4), satisfied (3), moderately satisfied (3), and not satisfied (1).
Results:
The patients ranged in age from 11-80 years. The mean satisfaction score of the patients was 4 and 3.5 on the first postoperative day and at the last visit, respectively. No complication occurred during or after surgery.
Conclusion:
Corneal tattooing for esthetic purposes was successful in both blind eyes and seeing eyes.
