Bilateral cataract and corectopia after laser eyebrow [corrected] epilation.
OBJECTIVE
To report a patient with bilateral cataract and corectopia after laser epilation of the eyebrows.


METHODS
Single interventional case report.


METHODS
A 27-year-old woman with a history of bilateral eyebrow laser epilation complained of oval pupils, reduced visual acuity, and photophobia immediately after laser epilation of both upper-eyelid regions. The following examinations were performed: visual acuity, slit-lamp examination, pupillary light reflex, perimetry, tonometry, gonioscopy, and funduscopy with contact lenses. The follow-up period was 9 months.


METHODS
Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, inflammation, and pupillary distortion.


RESULTS
Her best baseline visual acuities were 20/25 (right) and 20/40 (left). Examination showed bilateral corectopia with superior iris atrophy, iris stroma clump at the pupillary margin, and pigment residues in the inferior chamber. A cataract developed in the anterior subcapsular regions of the lenses.


CONCLUSIONS
Laser epilation at the eyelid may result in irreversible cataract and iris atrophy.
Herbold
Tobias M
TM
University Eye Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Busse
Holger
H
Uhlig
Constantin E
CE
D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D005138:Eyebrows; D005260:Female; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011681:Pupil Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity