Ocular lesions arising after stings by hymenopteran insects.
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.
Arcieri
Enyr Saran
ES
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. esaran@ig.com.br
França
Edimar Tiago
ET
de Oliveria
Hailton Barreiros
HB
De Abreu Ferreira
Lizane
L
Ferreira
Magno Antônio
MA
Rocha
Flávio Jaime
FJ
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