Mechanized Keratomicropigmentation: Corneal Tattooing With the Blepharopigmentor

Abstract

* BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A mechanized micropigmentor with a triple prong tip was used to tattoo two corneas for cosmetically unacceptable blemishes. * PATIENTS AND METHODS: Two adult patients with cosmetically disfiguring corneal blemishes in sightless eyes requested cosmetic improvement. With a mechanized micropigmentor, appropriate pigment was directly inoculated through the epithelium. * RESULTS: After 2 and 3 years of follow-up, respectively, there have been no complications and there has been minimal fading. * CONCLUSION: This mechanical device facilitates many more penetrations to introduce pigment, with a more uniform depth than can be achieved by freehand methods. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1996;27:25-28.]