Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation

Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation

We report a case of an ocular burn injury from boiling water which resulted in conjunctival pigmentation, 1 week following injury. For cosmetic purposes, 2 sessions of argon laser photoablation were performed. One month after laser treatment, conjunctival pigmentation had been successfully removed a...

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Main Authors: Seong Joon Ahn, Jae Hoon Jeong, Hyo Jong Cho, Dong-Hoon Lee, Hyun Chul Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/586825
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spelling doaj-d00be7966d304c81947151cd3ba9b7332020-11-24T23:02:30ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/586825586825Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival PigmentationSeong Joon Ahn0Jae Hoon Jeong1Hyo Jong Cho2Dong-Hoon Lee3Hyun Chul Kim4Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaDepartment of General Surgery, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, No. 177, Saemaeul-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-040, Republic of KoreaWe report a case of an ocular burn injury from boiling water which resulted in conjunctival pigmentation, 1 week following injury. For cosmetic purposes, 2 sessions of argon laser photoablation were performed. One month after laser treatment, conjunctival pigmentation had been successfully removed and the patient was very satisfied with the results. Argon laser photoablation may be an effective way to remove postburn conjunctival pigmentation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/586825
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Hyun Chul Kim
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Hyo Jong Cho
Dong-Hoon Lee
Hyun Chul Kim
Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation
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title Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation
title_short Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation
title_full Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation
title_fullStr Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation
title_full_unstemmed Argon Laser Photoablation for Postburn Conjunctival Pigmentation
title_sort argon laser photoablation for postburn conjunctival pigmentation
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description We report a case of an ocular burn injury from boiling water which resulted in conjunctival pigmentation, 1 week following injury. For cosmetic purposes, 2 sessions of argon laser photoablation were performed. One month after laser treatment, conjunctival pigmentation had been successfully removed and the patient was very satisfied with the results. Argon laser photoablation may be an effective way to remove postburn conjunctival pigmentation.
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