Corneal bee sting with retained stinger – is surgical removal always indicated?
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Management of corneal bee sting
Corneal bee sting is an uncommon environmental eye injury that can result in various ocular complications with an etiology of penetrating, immunologic, and toxic effects of the stinger and its injected venom. In this study we present our experience in the management of a middle-aged male with a right-sided deep corneal bee sting. On arrival, the patient was complaining of severe pain, blurry vi...
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dear editor: sir, the recent published case report on corneal bee sting by sedaghat et al is very interesting.1 sedaghat et al concluded that “bee sting can lead to serious visual impairment despite adequate medical and surgical approaches.1” indeed, the arthropod sting on cornea is usually serious and difficult-to-manage case. based on the experience on another similar situation, corneal was...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye South East Asia
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2586-8349,2697-4398
DOI: 10.36281/2020020102