Calotropis-induced toxic keratitis managed with teleophthalmology services in rural India
A female laborer presented with acute diminution of vision in her right eye following accidental injury with a sap of Calotropis flower. The patient was diagnosed with Calotropis-mediated endothelial toxicity based on clinical findings and started on a course of topical steroids. The patient had to...
Main Authors: | Ananya Sudhir Nibandhe, Somasheila Murthy, Varsha M Rathi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.jcor.in/article.asp?issn=2320-3897;year=2024;volume=12;issue=1;spage=41;epage=43;aulast=Nibandhe |
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