The bee sting and the eye: A case report of an ab-externo sting removal technique

African Vision and Eye Health

 
 
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Title The bee sting and the eye: A case report of an ab-externo sting removal technique
 
Creator Höllhumer, Roland
 
Subject Ophthalmology; cornea; surgery bee sting; cornea; South Africa; ab-externo; lamellar
Description Bee stings are a rare form of ocular trauma with the ocular sequelae attributable to the mechanical effects of the stinger as well as the inflammatory and neurotoxic effects of the venom. This research reports on a case of a retained corneal bee stinger and the technique used for removal of the stinger. This case report is of a patient that presented with a retained corneal bee stinger to St John Eye Hospital, Soweto. A 45-year-old male presented with a retained bee sting in the anterior chamber angle of the eye. A combination ab-externo technique was used to remove the sting. We present the case of a honey bee sting to the cornea that was removed using an ab-externo technique to maintain globe integrity and preserve vision.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2019-08-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Case report
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/aveh.v78i1.494
 
Source African Vision and Eye Health; Vol 78, No 1 (2019); 3 pages 2410-1516 2413-3183
 
Language eng
 
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https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/494/1014 https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/494/1013 https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/494/1015 https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/494/1012
 
Coverage Africa; South Africa; Gauteng; Soweto June 2018 45; male; black
Rights Copyright (c) 2019 Roland Höllhumer https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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