Stručni rad
Sunshine on Holidays – Eye Risks
Damir Bosnar
Željka Karaman Martinović
Iva Dekaris
Nikica Gabrić
Jurica Predović
Ante Barišić
Sažetak
Ultraviolet (UV) light is the most common cause of radiation injury to the eye wich in acute exposure causes photokeratitis
and photoconjunctivitis. After a hole day exposure to the sun on the Mediteranian coast patient presented with
mixed conjunctival injection, chemosis, edematous corneal epithelium with superficially present fluoresceine positive
small pinpoint defects. Epithelial bullous changes, circular stromal infiltration in the middle stromal perifery and reduction
of corneal transparency were more pronounced on the left eye. After treatment moderate conjunctival injection remained
together with circular stromal infiltration in the middle perifery, corneas were transparent, epithelialised and
fluorescein negative. Anterior chambers and lenses were clear. One month after patient regained bilateral visual acuity of
1. 0. To our kownoledge, this case shows for the first time connection between acute ultraviolet radiation exposure and
persistent circular stromal infiltration in the middle corneal perifery in humans.
Ključne riječi
ultraviolet rays; epithelium; cornea; keratitis; keratoconjunctivitis
Hrčak ID:
27422
URI
Datum izdavanja:
16.1.2007.
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