title: Dermatography as a modern treatment for coloring leucoma corneae.
abstract: Since antiquity many attempts were made and hence many methods were devised to minimize the disfiguration and stigmatization caused by leucoma corneae. Dermatography, a refined, modified tattooing technique, was used successfully in three cases of leucoma corneae. The materials and method are safe and simple. Over a 3-year follow-up period, no negative reactions were found. The cosmetic results were very satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: van der Velden/Samderubun
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kok
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002244:Carbon; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000628:therapy*; D005127:Eye Color; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013653:Tattooing / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon