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Case Reports
. 1998 May;17(3):338-41.

A new treatment for photophobia in posttraumatic aniridia: a case report

W H Beekhuis  1 , B H Drost, E M van der Velden/Samderubun
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  • PMID: 9836875
Case Reports

A new treatment for photophobia in posttraumatic aniridia: a case report

W H Beekhuis et al. Cornea. 1998 May.

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.

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