title: Ocular lesions arising after stings by hymenopteran insects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the ocular lesions that occur after stings from hymenopteran insects.
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined the ocular alterations in five patients who suffered ocular trauma from hymenopteran insect stings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 4 cases where the insect was identified as a wasp, all the patients presented with persistent corneal decompensation and two presented with total cataract, requiring surgical treatment. In the case of trauma by a bee sting, the patient presented with corneal edema and an inflammatory reaction of the anterior chamber with total regression of these alterations after clinical treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although a rare occurrence, ocular trauma caused by hymenopteran insects can result in severe ocular alterations in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. esaran@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Enyr Saran
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Arcieri
authors.forename: Edimar Tiago
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: França
authors.forename: Hailton Barreiros
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: de Oliveria
authors.forename: Lizane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Abreu Ferreira
authors.forename: Magno Antônio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Flávio Jaime
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rocha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014863:Wasps