Chemical burns of the eye: management of a unique case.
This paper reports the case of a 79-year-old aphakic male who presented on an emergency basis with a red, swollen right eye. Following examination, a preliminary diagnosis of chemical burn was made complicated by an intermittent bilateral lagophthalmos. The causative mechanisms, pathophysiology and treatment alternatives for chemical injuries of the eye are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005469:Fluorometholone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D005469:Fluorometholone; D014031:Tobramycin