Capsicum spray injury of the eye

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 171-173

  Das, Sujata ^a,b,c   Chohan, Atif ^a,b   Snibson, Grant R ^a,b   Taylor, Hugh R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Capsicum spray; Chemical injury

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; CAPSICUM EXTRACT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CITRIC ACID; FLUOROMETHOLONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PEPPER; SAFETY; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAPSICUM; EYE BURNS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33847730594     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-006-9025-6     Document Type: Article

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