title: Corneal tattoo with tea infusion.
abstract: Except in animal models of cataractogenesis, the literature on the effects of tea infusion on ocular tissue is scant. In our patient, prolonged exposure to tea infusion may have led to a hypesthetic cornea with secondary limbal stem cell loss. In turn, the eye developed keratinization and corneal neovascularization.
authors.affiliation: Cornea Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Falco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olmedo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Misani
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Reviglio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D003315:Cornea / Q000098:blood supply; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D013662:Tea / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D013662:Tea; D007633:Keratins