Extensive bilateral corneal edema 6 weeks after cataract surgery: Keratopathy due to Asclepias physocarpa: a case report

BACKGROUND: Surgeons may be unaware of the ability of plant toxins to cause corneal damage. Therefore, corneal damage following intraocular surgery due to plant toxins may be misdiagnosed as postoperative infection. CASE PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old man presented with hyperemia and reduced visual acu...

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Autores principales: Matsuura, Kazuki, Hatta, Shiro, Terasaka, Yuki, Inoue, Yoshitsugu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28100180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-017-0400-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28100180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-017-0400-z

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