Mechanized keratomicropigmentation: corneal tattooing with the blepharopigmentor
Wessels, I.F.; Wessels, G.F.
Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers 27(1): 25-28
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1082-3069 PMID: 8630752 Document Number: 465218
A mechanized micropigmentor with a triple prong tip was used to tattoo two corneas for cosmetically unacceptable blemishes. 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. After 2 and 3 years of follow-up, respectively, there have been no complications and there has been minimal fading. This mechanical device facilitates many more penetrations to introduce pigment, with a more uniform depth than can be achieved by freehand methods.