Ocular Toxicity Secondary toAsclepias physocarpa: The Balloon Plant | Zendy

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Ocular Toxicity Secondary toAsclepias physocarpa: The Balloon Plant

Author(s) -

S Pina,

C Pedrosa,

Cristina Santos,

Bernardo Feijóo,

Peter Pêgo,

Cristina Vendrell,

Maria João Santos,

Isabel Prieto

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

case reports in ophthalmological medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6722

pISSN - 2090-6730

DOI - 10.1155/2014/829469

Subject(s) - medicine , balloon , ophthalmology , toxicity , pharmacology , surgery

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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