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Cataract Development Due to Honey Bee Sting

Year 2022, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 443 - 446, 28.08.2022
https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.996012

Abstract

A 57- year -old woman patient was presented to our clinic with pain, redness and vision loss in her left eye due to honey bee sting. Visual acuity was 0,8 in her right eye and hand move level in her left eye.In biomicroscopy right eye was normal and cataract was detected in her left eye. Intra ocular pressure was 12 mm Hg in her right eye,8 mm Hg in her lef eye. Facoemulsification was performed. Visual acuity was found 0.8 after one week postoperatively.

References

  • 1. Lin, Pei-Hsuan MD; Wang, Nan-Kai MD; Hwang, Yih-Shiou MD; Ma, David Hui-Kang MD, PhD; Yeh, Lung-Kun MD, PhD.Bee Sting of the Cornea and Conjunctiva: Management and Outcomes Cornea: April 2011 - Volume 30 - Issue 4 - p 392-394 doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181f234a6.
  • 2. H. Razmjoo, M.-A. Abtahi, P. Roomizadeh, Z. Mohammadi, and S.-H. Abtahi. “Management of corneal bee sting,” Clinical Ophthalmology, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1697–1700, 2011.
  • 3. Gilboa M, Gdal-On M, Zonis S. Bee and wasp stings of the eye. Retained intralenticular wasp sting: A case report. Br J Ophthalmol 1977;61:662-4.
  • 4.Andrew Olivo Payne , Elaine Chong. Bee sting to the cornea: toxic effects and management Med J Aust . 2018 Aug 20;209(4):155. doi: 10.5694/mja17.01202.
  • 5. Córdoba D. Toxicología. 5a ed. Bogotá, DC: Ed. Manual Moderno; 2006. p. 673-5.
  • 6 Smith DG, Roberge RJ. Corneal bee sting with retained stinger. J Emerg Med. 2001; 20: 125-8.
  • 7. Pal N, Azad RV, Sharma YR, Singh DV, Davda MD. Bee sting induced ciliochoroidal detachment. Eye (Lond). 2005 Sep;19(9):1025-6. DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701720.
  • 8. Gürlü VP, Erda N. Corneal bee sting-induced endothelial changes. Cornea 2006;25:981-3.
  • 9. Chen CJ, Richardson CD. Bee sting-induced ocular changes. Ann Ophthalmol 1986;18:285-6.
  • 10. Pucca MB, Cerni FA, Oliveira IS, Jenkins TP, Argemí L, Sørensen CV et al. Bee Updated: Current Knowledge on Bee Venom and Bee Envenoming Therapy. Front Immunol. 2019 Sep 6;10:2090. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02090. eCollection 2019.

Bal Arısı Sokması Sonrası Gelişen Katarakt

Year 2022, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 443 - 446, 28.08.2022
https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.996012

Abstract

Elli yedi yaşında kadın hasta sol gözünü arı sokması nedeniyle sol gözünde

ağrı,kızarıklık ve görme azalması sonucu kliniğimize başvurdu. Sağ gözde görme keskinliği

0,8, sol gözde ise el hareketi seviyesinde idi. Sağ göz biomikroskobik incelemesi doğal,sol

gözde kataraktı mevcuttu. Sağ göz içi basıncı 12 mmHg,sol göz içi basıncı 8 mmHg idi.Sol

göze fakoemülsifikasyon ameliyatı uygulandı. Sol göz görme keskinliği postoperatif birinci

hafta 0,8’e yükseldi.


ABSTRACT

A 57- year -old woman patient was presented to our clinic with pain,redness and vision

loss in her left eye due to honey bee sting. Visual acuity was 0,8 in her right eye and hand

move level in her left eye.In biomicroscopy right eye was normal and cataract was detected

in her left eye. Intra ocular pressure was 12 mm Hg in her right eye,8 mm Hg in her left

eye. Facoemulsification was performed to her left eye. Visual acuity was found 0.8 one week

postoperatively.

References

  • 1. Lin, Pei-Hsuan MD; Wang, Nan-Kai MD; Hwang, Yih-Shiou MD; Ma, David Hui-Kang MD, PhD; Yeh, Lung-Kun MD, PhD.Bee Sting of the Cornea and Conjunctiva: Management and Outcomes Cornea: April 2011 - Volume 30 - Issue 4 - p 392-394 doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181f234a6.
  • 2. H. Razmjoo, M.-A. Abtahi, P. Roomizadeh, Z. Mohammadi, and S.-H. Abtahi. “Management of corneal bee sting,” Clinical Ophthalmology, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1697–1700, 2011.
  • 3. Gilboa M, Gdal-On M, Zonis S. Bee and wasp stings of the eye. Retained intralenticular wasp sting: A case report. Br J Ophthalmol 1977;61:662-4.
  • 4.Andrew Olivo Payne , Elaine Chong. Bee sting to the cornea: toxic effects and management Med J Aust . 2018 Aug 20;209(4):155. doi: 10.5694/mja17.01202.
  • 5. Córdoba D. Toxicología. 5a ed. Bogotá, DC: Ed. Manual Moderno; 2006. p. 673-5.
  • 6 Smith DG, Roberge RJ. Corneal bee sting with retained stinger. J Emerg Med. 2001; 20: 125-8.
  • 7. Pal N, Azad RV, Sharma YR, Singh DV, Davda MD. Bee sting induced ciliochoroidal detachment. Eye (Lond). 2005 Sep;19(9):1025-6. DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701720.
  • 8. Gürlü VP, Erda N. Corneal bee sting-induced endothelial changes. Cornea 2006;25:981-3.
  • 9. Chen CJ, Richardson CD. Bee sting-induced ocular changes. Ann Ophthalmol 1986;18:285-6.
  • 10. Pucca MB, Cerni FA, Oliveira IS, Jenkins TP, Argemí L, Sørensen CV et al. Bee Updated: Current Knowledge on Bee Venom and Bee Envenoming Therapy. Front Immunol. 2019 Sep 6;10:2090. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02090. eCollection 2019.
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Details

Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Case Report
Authors

Ali Şimşek 0000-0002-5077-8721

Çağrı Mutaf 0000-0001-6612-8160

Eren Hüzmeli 0000-0002-9341-7096

Publication Date August 28, 2022
Submission Date September 15, 2021
Acceptance Date August 24, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 19 Issue: 2

Cite

Vancouver Şimşek A, Mutaf Ç, Hüzmeli E. Bal Arısı Sokması Sonrası Gelişen Katarakt. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2022;19(2):443-6.

Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi  / Journal of Harran University Medical Faculty