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KMID : 1038920150140040209
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Annals of Optometry and Contact Lens
2015 Volume.14 No. 4 p.209 ~ p.212
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A Chemical Burn of Cornea by an Insect Repellent
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Kim Seon-Do
Kim Young-Kook
Lee Sun-Ho
Lee Hye-Jin
Cha Dong-Min
Jeong Jin-Ho
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Abstract
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Purpose: We report a case of chemical burn of cornea by a mosquito repellent that looks similar with commonly available eyedrop.
Case summary: A 75-year-old female presented to the ophthalmology clinic with complaint of ocular pain in the right eye. She mistakenly applied a mosquito repellent, which consisted of citronella oil looking like an eyedrop. The acidity of mosquito repellent was measured as pH 3.9. Her visual acuity of the right eye was 0.02. 8 mm sized corneal epithelial defect and gelatinous opaque lesion over central cornea was observed. Therapeutic contact lens was applied for 1 week, and she was treated with 0.5% levofloxacine, 1 prednisolone, autologous serum, and artificial tears. After 1 month, we confirmed that corneal recovery was accomplished from the chemical burn.
Conclusions: Mosquito repellent using container, which is similar with commonly available eyedrop, may cause chemical burn of cornea by mistake. Proper safety education and better modification of container would be necessary.
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KEYWORD
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Citronella, Chemical burns, Insect repellents
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