title: Scleral and conjunctival melt caused by a sponge used for topical anesthesia.
authors.forename: Ahmet T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ozmen
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baykara
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akova
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012086:Reoperation; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*