title: Shave Excision With Keratopigmentation for Limbal Dermoid.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a modified technique of corneal tattooing for concomitant cosmetic rehabilitation in eyes with limbal dermoid.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients between 12 and 20 years of age with grade I limbal dermoid underwent shave excision with corneal tattooing. All patients had dark brown irides. Chemical keratopigmentation was performed over the bed using 2% gold chloride with 1% hydrazine hydrate as reducing agent to yield a dark brown color. Bandage contact lens was applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Epithelium over the operated area healed by day 10. Visual acuity was maintained in all eyes with minimal change in keratometry. The dye was well retained in the tattooed area at 1 year. No complications such as infection, pseudopterygium, or local limbal stem-cell deficiency were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Corneal tattooing along with simple shave excision provides good cosmetic results in cases of limbal dermoids.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cornea and Refractive Surgery (P.B.), Department of Ophthalmology, Doctor Eye Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; and Division of Cornea and Refractive Surgery (T.S., T.A.), Department of Ophthalmology, Rajendra Prasad Institute of Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bandivadekar
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Shreyas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Temkar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D017612:Gold Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000601:surgery*; D013653:Tattooing / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D017612:Gold Compounds; D006834:Hydrazines; C038016:gold chloride; C029424:hydrazine