We herein presented a case of sympathetic ophthalmia induced by chemical burns. A 39-year-old male was referred to our retinal clinic complaining of sharply decreased vision in his right eye, with photophobia and headache. He had suffered severe chemical burns five months ago, and his left eye underwent amniotic membrane transplantation combined with tarsorrhaphy for persistent corneal ulcerati...

We highlight a new wave of paediatric ocular surface injuries. In 2001 the cleaning products industry produced liquid capsules for fabric detergents. Last year chemical injuries associated with these capsules accounted for 40% of ocular chemical injuries in children under the age of 5 at this hospital. Guy’s and St Thomas’ Poisons Unit received 192 enquires related to the capsules during 2007-8...

INTRODUCTION Chemical burns of the eyes are one of the important causes of visual disability. Chemical burns particularly alkali burn may lead to gross limbal stem cell deficiency. Amniotic membrane transplantation with limbal graft is a good method for ocular surface reconstruction. CASE A 39 years male presented to Biratnagar Eye Hospital after 5 months of chemical injury with redness, pain...

Xylene is a hydrocarbon solvent found in various industrial preparations such as paint and is widely used in pathology laboratories. When inadvertently instilled into the eye significant ocular injury can occur with the potential for blindness. Such injuries to the ocular surface resemble those due to alkali. Ocular surface injury due to xylene has not been reported previously in the literature...

AIMS To evaluate the role of amniotic membrane transplantation in patients with acute ocular burns. METHODS In a prospective, randomised, controlled clinical trial, 100 patients with grade II to IV acute ocular burns (Roper Hall Classification) were recruited. 50 patients with grade II-III burns were graded as moderate burns, and 50 patients with grade IV burns were graded as severe burns. Bo...

Standard keratoplasty is known to fail in eyes with refractory corneal blindness such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, chemical burns, ocular cicatrical pemphigoid and multiple failed grafts. Keratoprosthesis (K-Pro) have improved the visual potential of these eyes glaucoma, which is often pre-existent, is a common complication and can compromise the results.This article reviews the underlying caus...

Oxidative stress is involved in many ocular diseases and injuries. The imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants in favour of oxidants (oxidative stress) leads to the damage and may be highly involved in ocular aging processes. The anterior eye segment and mainly the cornea are directly exposed to noxae of external environment, such as air pollution, radiation, cigarette smoke, vapors or gase...