Abstract
Objective To investigate the clinical manifestation and therapeutic method of paraquat-induced ocular chemical injury. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 21 eyes from 15 patients with paraquat-induced ocular chemical injury from July 2012 to June 2014. Results Specific pseudomembranous conjunctivitis was manifested on all patients. The treatment with rinsing conjunctival sac, antibiotic eye drops and autologous serum eye drops, as well as systematically injection with glucocorticoid were used combined with pseudomembrane removal. All patients were recovered well except symblepharon occurred on the zone of the fornix in one patient. Conclusion The specific clinical manifestation of paraquat-induced ocular chemical injury is conjunctival pseudomembrane. Those patients should to be rescued timely with the methods given above and they will recover well. Key words: Paraquat; Injury, chemical, ocular; Pseudomembrane, conjunctival
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