A Case of Keratoconjunctivitis Secondary to Aquarium Zoanthid Coral Exposure
Journal Title: Ophthalmology and Vision Science - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This is a case of a 32-year-old male who presented with bilateral eye redness and burning sensation after aquarium coral had squirted fluid into his eyes. There was a large number of small-to-moderate size, fine, dendritiform epithelial lesions scattered all over the cornea and conjunctiva; there were no other abnormal findings. He was immediately started on fluorometholone drops and the symptoms resolved after 2 days. The recovery was uneventful with complete resolution of the epithelial changes by day 17. This could represent a case of a relatively mild palytoxin reaction which was successfully treated with topical mild steroid and lubricant.
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James Vassallo
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