DERMATOGRAPHY, A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR COLORING LEUCOMA CORNEAE

Since antiquity many attempts were made and hence many methods were de vised in order to minimalize the disfiguration and stigmatization caus ed by leucoma corneae. Dermatography, a refined, modified tattooing te chnique, was developed to treat this affliction. Materials and method are safe and simple. A number of 12 patients has been treated over a p eriod of 3 years. During the 2-year follow-up no negative reactions we re found. The cosmetic results were very satisfactory, The method is s uitable to rural clinics in the developing world. The technique is saf e in the hands of any well-instructed doctor.