Optical coherence tomography and autofluorescence findings in photic maculopathy secondary to distant lightning strike.

Comment. In this case, the excimer laser was used in a novel fashion to ablate central corneal tissue where dye had migrated from the previous tattooing procedure 27 years earlier. This procedure allowed for the creation of a precisely circular central clear corneal “pupil,” enhancing both cosmesis and light passage to maximize the patient’s residual vision. We believe that this method offers a simple and effective technique to clear the areas of aberrant dye that is known to migrate over time following corneal tattooing.