[Corneal tattooing for iris defects].
OBJECTIVE
Defects in the iris are associated with clinically significant visual and cosmetic anomalies. When iris reconstruction with artificial iris implantation or an iris suture technique is impossible, a third possibility exists: intrastromal corneal tattooing.


METHODS
and method: We report this little known surgery in three patients with a sectoral or total iris defect following injury. The procedure is detailed.


RESULTS
With an 11-month follow-up (range, 7-13 months), this procedure was effective in providing functional and cosmetic repair. Photophobia and diplopia disappeared, with no side effects.


CONCLUSIONS
The repair of iris anomalies requires a certain surgical experience but offers patients a significant functional improvement. Choosing the right procedure for each particular case can be difficult. Corneal tattooing remains a simple surgery adapted to often fragile eyes.
Hirsbein
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Rouen.
Gardea
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E
Brasseur
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G
Muraine
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M
D003315:Cornea; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013653:Tattooing