Ocular signs and symptoms caused by exposure to sarin gas.
OBJECTIVE
Ocular signs and symptoms that occurred in people exposed to sarin gas in a subway sarin gas attack were studied.


METHODS
Among victims of sarin gas exposure, 96 were treated by us.


RESULTS
Ocular signs and symptoms caused by sarin gas exposure included miosis, conjunctival injection, and ocular pain.


CONCLUSIONS
Ocular signs and symptoms spontaneously resolved between three and 21 days after exposure in most cases. Treatment with 0.5% tropicamide ophthalmic solution was effective in decreasing ocular pain.
Kato
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Department of Ophthalmology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Hamanaka
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D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007564:Japan; D015877:Miosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D009184:Mydriatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D012524:Sarin / Q000506:poisoning*; D014331:Tropicamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014754:Violence; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced
D005740:Gases; D009184:Mydriatics; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D012524:Sarin; D014331:Tropicamide