Cataract Development Due to Honey Bee Sting

Abstract

A 57- year -old woman patient was presented to our clinic with pain, redness and vision loss in her left eye due to honey bee sting. Visual acuity was 0,8 in her right eye and hand move level in her left eye.In biomicroscopy right eye was normal and cataract was detected in her left eye. Intra ocular pressure was 12 mm Hg in her right eye,8 mm Hg in her lef eye. Facoemulsification was performed. Visual acuity was found 0.8 after one week postoperatively.

Bal Arısı Sokması Sonrası Gelişen Katarakt

Abstract

Elli yedi yaşında kadın hasta sol gözünü arı sokması nedeniyle sol gözünde ağrı,kızarıklık ve görme azalması sonucu kliniğimize başvurdu. Sağ gözde görme keskinliği 0,8, sol gözde ise el hareketi seviyesinde idi. Sağ göz biomikroskobik incelemesi doğal,sol gözde kataraktı mevcuttu. Sağ göz içi basıncı 12 mmHg,sol göz içi basıncı 8 mmHg idi.Sol göze fakoemülsifikasyon ameliyatı uygulandı. Sol göz görme keskinliği postoperatif birinci hafta 0,8’e yükseldi. ABSTRACT A 57- year -old woman patient was presented to our clinic with pain,redness and vision loss in her left eye due to honey bee sting. Visual acuity was 0,8 in her right eye and hand move level in her left eye.In biomicroscopy right eye was normal and cataract was detected in her left eye. Intra ocular pressure was 12 mm Hg in her right eye,8 mm Hg in her left eye. Facoemulsification was performed to her left eye. Visual acuity was found 0.8 one week postoperatively.

Keywords

• Bal arısı sokması
• Görme azalması
• Katarakt

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