title: In vivo confocal microscopy in a patient with keratopigmentation (corneal tattooing).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report in vivo corneal confocal microscopic findings in a patient with keratopigmentation (corneal tattooing).
  
  
  METHODS
  A 64-year-old woman who received keratopigmentation for bilateral corneal opacity 53 years ago was examined by confocal microscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  By confocal microscopy, scattered highly reflective particles in a geographic pattern were observed in the superficial stroma near Bowman layer. In addition, clusters of highly reflective granules were in the mid- to superficial stroma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In vivo confocal microscopy can be used for monitoring keratopigmentation. The findings may serve to distinguish keratopigmentations from other pigmented corneal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan. kobaya@kenroku.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008875:Middle Aged; D010858:Pigmentation; D013653:Tattooing
chemical_list: C028433:chinese ink; D002244:Carbon