Rinsing with isotonic saline solution for eye burns should be avoided.

Background: Recent approaches to emergency treatment of eye burns have given rise to many questions on the effectiveness of traditional rinsing solutions. This led us to study the use of isotonic saline solution and a recently introduced, highly effective solution, Cederroth Eye Wash, in the initial treatment of eye burns.

Methods: A central area (Ø 10mm) of the cornea of isolated ex vivo rabbit eyes was burnt for 20s with 25+/-1.

The consequences of delayed intervention when treating chemical eye burns.

Background: Immediate rescue intervention for chemical and thermal eye burns can save the victim's sight. We studied the anterior chamber pH changes immediately after ex vivo eye burn to investigate the effects of immediate and delayed intervention.

Methods: Twenty three enucleated pigs eyes were burnt with 500 microl 2 mol NaOH for 20 s using a cylinder with a diameter of 10 mm.

Relationship of eye burns with calcifications of the cornea?

Introduction: The clinical pattern of corneal calcification has been considered to be a part of chronic eye diseases, such as uveitis, severe glaucoma, keratitis and eye burns. Since, in some cases of eye burns, we have found corneal calcifications to be related to the initial calciferous caustic agents and to the use of phosphate-buffer-containing fluids, we have reviewed our files of clinical eye burns for the incidence and appearance of corneal calcification.

Methods: A total of 176 burnt eyes of 98 patients suffering from severe eye burns were retrospectively reviewed.

Use of an amphoteric lavage solution for emergency treatment of eye burns. First animal type experimental clinical considerations.

Purpose: Severe eye burns occur rarely, but are related to a poor prognosis in rehabilitation. As emergency treatment has been identified as decisive factor for the prognosis of eye burns, new first aid rinsing solutions should be considered carefully in their clinical action. In a first approach, the new drug Diphoterine was subjected to a comparison with saline solution to evaluate the effects in a model of severe eye burns.