Ascorbate for alkali burns to the eye [PDF]
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2003 A short cut review was carried out to establish whether ascobate drops are useful in the management of alkalis burns to the eyes. Altogether 33 papers were found using the reported search, of which one presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question.
Marsden, Janet E., Mackway-Jones, Kevin
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An update on chemical eye burns [PDF]
Eye, 2019 Ocular chemical injuries vary in severity, with the more severe end of the spectrum having profound visual consequences and medicolegal implications. Grading of ocular injuries is critical for determining acute treatment and visual prognosis. Poor immediate management results in more challenging treatment of acute disease.
Ammar Yusuf +2 more
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Chemical burns of the eye: epidemiology and treatment [PDF]
, 2000 Purpose: Chemical injuries of the eye may produce exten-sive damage to the ocular surface, resulting in transient or per-manent visual impairment. Purposes: To obtain data about epidemiology and inicial treatment aplied to patients who have suffered from
Araújo, Ana Helena Garcia De +2 more
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Ocular chemical burns in the workplace: epidemiological characteristics of a Spanish cohort. [PDF]
, 2019 Background Epidemiological studies focusing on occupational pathologies can be an important medium through which to bring about change with respect to workplace accidents, both in terms of prevention planning and management as well as the appropriate ...
Merayo Lloves, Jesús +2 more
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Maculopatia bilateral após queimadura elétrica: relato de caso [PDF]
, 2014 CONTEXT:Electrical burns are an important etiology in dealing with patients suffering from burns. In situations of extensive deep lesions of multiple organs and systems affecting young and economically active people, there is a need for expensive ...
Faustino, Leandro Dario +5 more
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Atypical Flash Burns following Low Voltage Electrical Explosion: The Importance of Forensic Engineering [PDF]
, 2013 Background:Accidental electrocutions during working activities account for a considerable amount of morbidity and mortality. Case Report: In this case, the findings were suggestive of a high voltage electrocution but the opinion of the electrical ...
Vidanapathirana, M, Waduge, PCLS
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Assessing full thickness oral mucosal grafting: complications and postoperative outcomes in a broad collective of patients [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Conjunctival defects can be repaired with several mucosal tissues. The simplicity of harvesting oral mucosa and its wide availability makes it the preferred graft tissue for all indications requiring mucosal grafting. Through analysing the
Bertelmann, Eckart +2 more
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Corneoscleral laceration and ocular burns caused by electronic cigarette explosions [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE: To report cases of acute globe rupture and bilateral corneal burns from electronic cigarette (EC) explosions. METHODS: Case series. RESULTS: We describe a series of patients with corneal injury caused by EC explosions.
Echalier, Elizabeth +6 more
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Why honey is effective as a medicine. 1. Its use in modern medicine [PDF]
, 1999 Honey has been used as a medicine for thousands of years and its curative properties are well documented. However, modern medicine turned its back on honey and it is only now, with the advent of multi-resistant bacteria, that the antibiotic properties of
ADESUNKANMI K +63 more
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Limbal stem cell transplantation: clinical results, limits, and perspectives [PDF]
, 2018 Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a clinical condition characterized by damage of cornea limbal stem cells, which results in an impairment of corneal epithelium turnover and in an invasion of the cornea by the conjunctival epithelium.
Bruscolini, Alice +3 more
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