title: Leech on the eye: a novel use for hypertonic saline.
abstract: Although human interaction with leeches is common in Australia, there is little documented literature on ocular injuries as a result of contact with a leech. We report a case of ocular leech attachment and a previously undocumented method of removal with hypertonic saline solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Partyka
authors.forename: Toby
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fogg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D005123:Eye / Q000469:parasitology*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007865:Leeches; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic