Simple keratectomy and corneal tattooing for limbal dermoids: results of a 3-year study

·AIM: To evaluate and report the efficacy of combined surgical excision and corneal tattooing in patients with limbal dermoids. · METHODS: In a retrospective interventional case series, 9 eyes of 8 patients were treated with combined surgery of simple keratectomy and corneal tattooing for limbal der...

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Published in国际眼科杂志：英文版 no. 4; pp. 463 - 466
Main Author Dong Min Cha Kyung-Hoon Shin Keun Ho Kim Ji-Won Kwon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2013
Subjects
corneal
dermoid
keratectomy
limbal
simple
tattooing
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Summary:·AIM: To evaluate and report the efficacy of combined surgical excision and corneal tattooing in patients with limbal dermoids. · METHODS: In a retrospective interventional case series, 9 eyes of 8 patients were treated with combined surgery of simple keratectomy and corneal tattooing for limbal dermoids. Medical records, including best - corrected visual acuity, anterior segment photography, demographic, clinical data, and follow -up information were reviewed. ·RESULTS: The mean follow up period in this study was 50±15 (range 36-77) months. There was no evidence of infection or recurrent limbal dermoids in any of the eyes during the follow -up period. All patients achieved good cosmetic outcomes with no complications. · CONCLUSION: Simple keratectomy and corneal tattooing of limbal dermoids could be an alternative option for surgery, especially when a donor cornea is not available.
Bibliography:Dong Min Cha1,Kyung-Hoon Shin2,Keun Ho Kim2,Ji-Won Kwon2 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea
ISSN:2222-3959
2227-4898