| Presentation preference | Poster presentation |
| Title | A bizarre case of bilateral iris transillumination |
| Purpose | To report ocular complications associated with laser-assisted eyebrow hair removal. |
| Methods | A 45-year-old Caucasian female with no significant past ocular history presented with bilateral eye pain and mild photophobia for the last 4 days. Visual acuity was 20/20 and the anterior chamber had +3 pigmented cells in both eyes. Uveitis work up was completely negative. The patient was started on topical steroids. At her 2-week follow-up, both eyes were quiet, however multiple transillumination defects were noted in both eyes. On further questioning the patient admitted recent eyebrow epilation with alexandrite laser (755 nm).
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| Results | Irreversible multiple transillumination defects in both eyes and blurred vision
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| Conclusion | Laser epilation of the eyebrows may result in an irreversible damage to the iris and pigment dispersion mimicking anterior uveitis. |
| Conflict of interest | No |
Authors 1
| Last name | TOUMANIDOU |
| Initials of first name(s) | v |
| Department | University of Thessaly, Department of Ophthalmology, Greece |
| City | LARISA |
| Country | Greece |
Authors 2
| Last name | CHADOULOS |
| Initials of first name(s) | N |
| Department | University of Thessaly, Department of Ophthalmology, Greece |
| City | LARISA |
| Country | Greece |
Authors 3
| Last name | ANDROUDI |
| Initials of first name(s) | S |
| Department | University of Thessaly, Department of Ophthalmology, Greece |
| City | LARISA |
| Country | Greece |
