Ocular Toxicity Secondary to Asclepias physocarpa: The Balloon Plant

Ocular Toxicity Secondary to Asclepias physocarpa: The Balloon Plant

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. Rec...

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Main Authors:	Susana Pina, Catarina Pedrosa, Cristina Santos, Bernardo Feijóo, Peter Pego, Cristina Vendrell, Maria João Santos, Isabel Prieto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/829469
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