Iritis and iris atrophy after eyebrow epilation with alexandrite laser

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1733-1735

  Elkin, Zachary ^a   Ranka, Milan P ^a   Kim, Eleanore T ^a   Kahanowicz, Ronit ^a   Whitmore, Wayne G ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexandrite laser; Laser hair removal; Transillumination defects

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ALEXANDRITE LASER; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE FUNDUS; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE PAIN; EYEBROW EPILATION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS ATROPHY; IRITIS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MYDRIASIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 84856203799     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S26035     Document Type: Article

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