Corneal Toxicity Following Exposure to Asclepias Tuberosa.

CONCLUSION: Corneal toxicity has previously been reported for plants of the Asclepias family. This is a rare case describing severe corneal toxicity caused by exposure to latex from Asclepias tuberosa. Handling of plants of the Asclepias family should be kept as a differential diagnosis in cases of acute corneal toxicity. PMID: 28400886 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research