Keratitis from abuse of corneal anaesthetics

H E Henkes; T N Waubke

doi:10.1136/bjo.62.1.62

Keratitis from abuse of corneal anaesthetics

H E Henkes, T N Waubke

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Abstract

Topically applied anaesthetics are potentially dangerous, as frequent and continuous application may lead to anaesthetic-induced keratitis. Three patients with serious corneal lesions are described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-5
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	62
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.62.1.62
Publication status	Published - Jan 1978

Keywords

Adult
Anesthetics, Local/adverse effects
Benzoates/adverse effects
Corneal Opacity/chemically induced
Corneal Ulcer/chemically induced
Humans
Keratitis/chemically induced
Male
Substance-Related Disorders
Vision, Ocular/drug effects

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Keratitis from abuse of corneal anaesthetics

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