Ocular toxicity secondary to asclepias physocarpa: the balloon plant

Pina, S; Pedrosa, C; Santos, C; Feijóo, B; Pego, P; Vendrell, C; Santos, MJ; Prieto, I

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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.

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Eye injuries Asclepias physocarpa

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/1335

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Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2014;2014:829469. Epub 2014 Jul 2.

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Hindawi Publishing Corporation

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10.1155/2014/829469

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