Tropical paradise turns into a nightmare. A rare case of evisceration caused by the misuse of over-the-counter proparacaine and dexamethasone eye drops

Abstract

The abuse of topical anesthetics and steroids is not uncommon. However, having an eye eviscerated is rare due to complications from abusing both topical eyedrops. We report a case of Left Eye (LE) severe corneal ulcer with panophthalmitis secondary to over-the-counter topical proparacaine and topical dexamethasone abuse