title: Ocular Toxicity Secondary to Asclepias physocarpa: The Balloon Plant.
abstract: We report a case of a 65-year-old woman with symptoms of blurred vision and ocular irritation a few hours after accidental contact of the right eye with Asclepias physocarpa milky latex. Observation showed a diffuse conjunctival hyperemia and stromal corneal edema with Descemet's membrane folds. Recovery was fast and apparently complete in less than one month. However, specular microscopy at 6-months follow-up showed an abnormal endothelial morphology as sequelae, suggesting this condition is not as innocuous as it has been suggested.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando da Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pina
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando da Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedrosa
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando da Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando da Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Feijóo
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando da Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pego
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando da Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vendrell
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando da Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria João
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando da Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Prieto
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