A double-masked study of the effects of topical ascorbate on alkali burns utilized 37 rabbit eyes subjected to 20 sec, 12 mm, IN sodium hydroxide burns. Preliminary studies established the ocular acceptability, penetrability, and stability of the solutions used. Eighteen eyes in the experimental group were given two drops of10% ascorbate in Adsorbotear vehicle hourly for 14 hr of each day. Nine...

Prompt recognition and appropriate treatment of ocular emergencies are essential in the primary care setting when the outcome may depend on timely management. All ocular emergencies, including a penetrating globe injury, retinal detachment, central retinal artery occlusion, acute angle-closure glaucoma, and chemical burns, should be referred immediately to the emergency department or an ophthal...

BACKGROUND Fireworks are commonly used in local and national celebrations. The aim of this study is to explore the extent, nature and hospital costs of injuries related to the Persian Wednesday Eve festival in Iran. METHODS Data for injuries caused by fireworks during the 2009 Persian Wednesday Eve festival were collected from the national Ministry of Health database. Injuries were divided in...

PURPOSE To report a patient who sustained a spark fire burn during a routine pterygium operation. METHODS A 40-year-old woman was referred for pterygium excision in her left eye. During the operation a low temperature cautery caused a spark fire that resulted in left eye corneal burn, upper and lower eyelid burns, and melting of eyelashes and eyebrows bilaterally. RESULTS Topical antibiotic...

PURPOSE Neurochemical changes in nerve cells were investigated in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and primary visual cortex of macaque monkeys with experimentally induced glaucoma. METHODS Glaucomatous damage was induced in one eye of experimental animals by elevation of intraocular pressure following laser burns to the trabecular meshwork. Staining for the metabolic marker cytochrome ox...

Acute Toxicity Studies with Insect Attractants. BEROZA, M., INSCOE, M. N., SCHWARTZ, P. H., JR., KEPLINGER, M. L. AND MASTRI, C. W. (1975). Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 31, 421-429. Eight insect attractants and one inhibitor of a sex attractant were tested for acute oral and aerosol inhalation toxicity in rats, for acute dermal toxicity, eye irritation, and primary skin irritation on rabbits, and ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major clinical studies, the clinical use of this therapy, and potential adverse effects are reviewed. Relevant formal guidelines, if they exist, are presented. The article ends with the author’s clinical r...

Bruguiera gymnorrhiza is widely distributed around the world, being found in tropical south and east Africa, southeastern Asia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia and Ryuku Islands. The bark is used as an abortifacient and for treating burns in the Solomon Islands and is used for malaria and diarrhea in Cambodia and in Indonesia and China respectively, and cure fish poisoning (Marshall Islands). ...

In the past I5 years various types of scleral contact lenses have been developed for the treatment of pathological conditions of the cornea and conjunctiva. Our previous investigations found the hydrophilic corneo-scleral lens very effective in the treatment of various inflammatory and degenerative corneal changes (Krejci, I970, 1971). In our present study the Czech hydrophilic corneo-scleral c...