Corneal Inlay Damage After Cosmetic Laser Treatment of the Eyelid With Long-Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Protective eyewear or corneal shields are recommended during cosmetic facial laser treatment.

Objective

To describe the occurrence of corneal inlay damage following treatment to the eyelids and face with an Nd:YAG laser.

Design, setting, and participants

This observational case report includes a single incident case cared for at a tertiary care center. A 58-year-old man who had undergone bilateral uncomplicated myopic laser in situ keratomileusis surgery in 2003 and corneal inlay implant in the nondominant left eye in 2013 experienced decreased visual acuity (VA) and pain in the left eye after the application of 2 passes of the Nd:YAG laser to his face and both eyelids for facial tightening. At presentation, the uncorrected VA was counting fingers OS and 20

SUBMITTER: Chua D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6802051 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature