Bilateral cataract and corectopia after laser eyebrow [corrected] epilation.

PURPOSE: To report a patient with bilateral cataract and corectopia after laser epilation of the eyebrows.

DESIGN

Single interventional case report.

METHODS

A 27-year-old woman with a history of bilateral eyebrow laser epilation complained of oval pupils, reduced visual acuity, and photophobia immediately after laser epilation of both upper-eyelid regions. The following examinations were performed: visual acuity, slit-lamp examination, pupillary light reflex, perimetry, tonometry, gonioscopy, and funduscopy with contact lenses. The follow-up period was 9 months.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, inflammation, and pupillary distortion.

RESULTS

Her best baseline visual acuities were 20/25 (right) and 20/40 (left). Examination showed bilateral corectopia with superior iris atrophy, iris stroma clump at the pupillary margin, and pigment residues in the inferior chamber. A cataract developed in the anterior subcapsular regions of the lenses.

CONCLUSIONS

Laser epilation at the eyelid may result in irreversible cataract and iris atrophy.