chemical injuries of the cornea are ophthalmic emergencies. these injuries often result in significant ocular morbidity and generally strike young adults in the prime years of life. classification schemes enable the ophthalmologist to determine the severity of injury and the prognosis for the injured eye. immediate management consists of copious irrigation following exposure. effective manageme...

purpose: to evaluate the prevalence of acute ocular chemical injuries in patients referred to labbafinejad medical center (lmc) over a period of one year. methods: all patients with chemical burns referred to lmc emergency ophthalmology service were included in the study. demographic characteristics and information regarding the burn were obtained. visual acuity assessment and slit lamp examina...

ALTHOUGH for many years it has been recognized that relationships exist between the chemical structures of certain compounds and their pharmacological properties, those interdependencies1 which have been observed have served more to correlate existing data in many isolated sectors of the field of drug action than to serve as guideposts on the road of medicine and research ahead. Therefore it ha...

Ocular chemical burns are a significant problem [1] because they may destroy the entire corneal epithelium and extend into the fornices [2]. More than 25,000 chemical products – oxidizers, reducing agents, corrosives, etc. – have the potential to cause chemical burns [3]. Because serious eye burns can result in loss of sight or require corneal transplants, such chemical burns must be taken seri...