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Article: Granulomatous Keratitis following Corneal Tattooing.
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
- Author:
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Byline: Ashok. Sharma, Pankaj. Gupta, Mangat. Dogra, Ahmed. Hidayat, Amod. Gupta
We report a patient who developed granulomatous keratitis following corneal tattooing
Corneal tattooing has been in use to mask the disfiguring leucomata corneae since ancient times. Galen was the first to mention the tattooing of the corneal opacity using copper sulphate. Taylor reported the first successful attempt to tattoo the corneal opacity a century ago.[1] This procedure is almost obsolete in modern ophthalmic practice. Cosmetic contact lenses offer a better alternative to tattooing of corneal scars. However, in developing countries, tattooing of corneal opacities ...