Open AccessCase report of central retinal artery occlusion following bee sting injury: A possible link?
Author(s) -
Sudeep Pujari,
Ratnesh Ranjan,
Shishir Verghese,
George J Manayath,
Venkatapathy Narendran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/ojo.ojo_27_21
Subject(s) - medicine , central retinal artery occlusion , sting , bee venom , central retinal artery , ophthalmology , retinal , engineering , aerospace engineering , zoology , biology
We report the case of a 54-year-old male who presented with complaints of decreased vision in the left eye (LE). He gave a history of multiple bee stings following which he had an episode of allergic anaphylaxis to the face and neck region for which he was admitted and treated with steroids. On examination, he was found to have LE central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) which was the cause of his reduced vision. This is the first report of a bee sting venom as a cause for CRAO.