Toxic keratopathy associated with abuse of low-dose anesthetic: A case report

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 527-529

  Chen, Hsiao Ting ^a   Chen, Ko Hua ^a,b,c   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Oxybuprocaine; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Topical anesthetics; Toxic keratopathy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; EYE DROPS; INDOMETACIN; LUBRICATING AGENT; OXYBUPROCAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC AGENT ABUSE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TOXIC KERATOPATHY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PAIN; PROCAINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 3042742329     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000114127.63670.06     Document Type: Article

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