Hong Sojin, Lee Jong Rak, Lim Taehyung
HanGil Eye Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Korean J Ophthalmol. 2010 Dec;24(6):367-70. doi: 10.3341/kjo.2010.24.6.367. Epub 2010 Nov 23.
We report a case of corneal deposition of pigments from cosmetic contact lenses after intense pulsed-light (IPL) therapy. A 30-year-old female visited our outpatient clinic with ocular pain and epiphora in both eyes; these symptoms developed soon after she had undergone facial IPL treatment. She was wearing cosmetic contact lenses throughout the IPL procedure. At presentation, her uncorrected visual acuity was 2/20 in both eyes, and the slit-lamp examination revealed deposition of the color pigment of the cosmetic contact lens onto the corneal epithelium. We scraped the corneal epithelium along with the deposited pigments using a no. 15 blade; seven days after the procedure, the corneal epithelium had healed without any complications. This case highlights the importance of considering the possibility of ocular complications during IPL treatment, particularly in individuals using contact lenses. To prevent ocular damage, IPL procedures should be performed only after removing the lenses and applying eyeshields.
我们报告一例在强脉冲光(IPL)治疗后,来自美容隐形眼镜的色素沉积于角膜的病例。一名30岁女性因双眼眼痛和溢泪前来我院门诊就诊;这些症状在她接受面部IPL治疗后不久就出现了。在整个IPL治疗过程中她都戴着美容隐形眼镜。就诊时,她双眼的裸眼视力均为2/20,裂隙灯检查显示美容隐形眼镜的色素沉积在了角膜上皮。我们用15号刀片刮除了角膜上皮及其上沉积的色素;术后7天,角膜上皮愈合,未出现任何并发症。该病例凸显了在IPL治疗期间考虑眼部并发症可能性的重要性,尤其是对于佩戴隐形眼镜的个体。为防止眼部损伤,IPL治疗应仅在摘除隐形眼镜并佩戴眼罩后进行。