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. 1997 May;81(5):418.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.81.5.415d.

Conjunctival and lacrimal sac pigmentation by kohl (eyeliner)

A A Hidayat, R G Weatherhead, A al-Rajhi, F B Johnson

Conjunctival and lacrimal sac pigmentation by kohl (eyeliner)

A A Hidayat et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1997 May.
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Figure 1
Case 1. The tarsal conjunctiva of the left lower lid shows black pigmentary deposit in kohl user.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Case 8. Kohl in the wall of lacrimal sac shows high contents of lead (Pb) and sulphur (S). Energy dispersive analysis of x rays.
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