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  • Title: Ocular complications of laser-assisted eyebrow epilation.
    Author: Shulman S, Bichler I.
    Journal: Eye (Lond); 2009 Apr; 23(4):982-3. PubMed ID: 19218989.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To report a series of patients with ocular complications associated with laser-assisted eyebrow hair removal. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Case reports of three patients with eye pain and photophobia following laser epilation of the eyebrow region. The eye examination included visual acuity, slit-lamp examination, tonometry and fundoscopy. The follow-up period was 3 months. RESULTS: Each patient had conjunctival hyperaemia in one or both eyes and anterior chamber pigmentary cells. One patient presented with posterior synechiae, which did not respond to treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Laser epilation of the eyebrows may result in anterior uveitis as well as irreversible damage to the iris.
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