2003
DOI: 10.1081/clt-120023763
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Ocular Exposure to Rattlesnake Venom

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“…In contrast, only transient ocular effects, including local pain, inflammation and subconjunctival haemorrhage, have been reported following accidental splashing of the venom from Bothrops moojeni (Nishioka et al, 2000), Bothrops jararacussu (Warrell, 2004) or Crotalus spp. (Troutman and Wilson, 1989;Cantrell et al, 2003) in the eye.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In contrast, only transient ocular effects, including local pain, inflammation and subconjunctival haemorrhage, have been reported following accidental splashing of the venom from Bothrops moojeni (Nishioka et al, 2000), Bothrops jararacussu (Warrell, 2004) or Crotalus spp. (Troutman and Wilson, 1989;Cantrell et al, 2003) in the eye.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They observed that cobras perform rapid cephalic oscillations to coordinate the target’s movements, for increasing the chance of hitting the eyes. Due to high occurrences of venom spitting on the eye, we review cases of venom-spit ophthalmia by cobras in Asia [ 3 , 9 , 10 ], Africa [ 3 ], and United States [ 11 ] as well as by rattlesnakes in the United States [ 12 , 13 , 14 ] ( Table 1 ).…”
Section: Snake Venom/toxin Cause Ocular Complicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similar to the spitting cobra of Asia, rattlesnake is the most common cause of venom-spit ophthalmia in the United States. Three cases of crotalid venom-spit ophthalmia are reviewed here [ 12 , 13 , 14 ]. One woman was spat on by a rattlesnake on both eyes while trying to beat the snake with a hammer.…”
Section: Snake Venom/toxin Cause Ocular Complicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Direct human ocular exposure to spitting cobra venom has been previously documented in the literature, with varying degrees of ensuing ocular injury. [1][2][3][4] Here, we report 2 cases of significant acute ocular toxicity related to indirect ocular exposure to spitting cobra venom, with 1 patient enduring a mild long-term decrease in visual acuity of the affected eye. Ocular injury secondary to indirect exposure to snake venom has not previously been documented in the literature.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%