Ocular injuries following sulfur mustard exposure: Clinical characteristics and treatment

Aviv Vidan; Shai Luria; Arik Eisenkraft; Ariel Hourvitz

Ocular injuries following sulfur mustard exposure: Clinical characteristics and treatment

Aviv Vidan^*
, Shai Luria
, Arik Eisenkraft
, Ariel Hourvitz

^*Corresponding author for this work

Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Abstract

The chemical warfare agent sulfur mustard affects primarily the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Of these, injury is the most immediate and distressing. Learning to recognize ocular injury enables the treating physician to provide early and suitable treatment, which will reduce complications and allow the victim a rapid recovery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	577-578
Number of pages	2
Journal	Israel Medical Association Journal
Volume	4
Issue number	7
State	Published - 2002

Keywords

Chemical warfare agent
Cornea
Ocular chemical injury
Sulfur mustard

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