Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation
We report a case of an ocular burn injury from boiling water which resulted in conjunctival pigmentation, 1 week following injury. For cosmetic purposes, 2 sessions of argon laser photoablation were performed. One month after laser treatment, conjunctival pigmentation had been successfully removed a...
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| author | Seong Joon Ahn Jae Hoon Jeong Hyo Jong Cho Dong-Hoon Lee Hyun Chul Kim |
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| description | We report a case of an ocular burn injury from boiling water which resulted in conjunctival pigmentation, 1 week following injury. For cosmetic purposes, 2 sessions of argon laser photoablation were performed. One month after laser treatment, conjunctival pigmentation had been successfully removed and the patient was very satisfied with the results. Argon laser photoablation may be an effective way to remove postburn conjunctival pigmentation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d00be7966d304c81947151cd3ba9b7332025-02-03T01:30:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/586825586825Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival PigmentationSeong Joon Ahn0Jae Hoon Jeong1Hyo Jong Cho2Dong-Hoon Lee3Hyun Chul Kim4Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaDepartment of General Surgery, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaWe report a case of an ocular burn injury from boiling water which resulted in conjunctival pigmentation, 1 week following injury. For cosmetic purposes, 2 sessions of argon laser photoablation were performed. One month after laser treatment, conjunctival pigmentation had been successfully removed and the patient was very satisfied with the results. Argon laser photoablation may be an effective way to remove postburn conjunctival pigmentation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/586825 |
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| title | Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation |
| title_full | Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation |
| title_short | Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation |
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