Bee sting of the cornea: case report
Smolin, G.; Wong, I.
Annals of Ophthalmology 14(4): 342-343
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4886 PMID: 7103318 Document Number: 184879
Cases (3) of corneal bee sting were treated. Each eye reacted differently: case 1 with severe pain, conjunctival chemosis and hyperemia, central corneal edema and reduced visual acuity; case 2 with severe pain, conjuctival hyperemia and a white corneal infiltrate; and case 3 with only a minimal foreign-body sensation. The reactions to the venom could have been toxic or immunologic. The behavior of the toxins (melittin, apamin and formic acid) and of the principal allergen (probably phospholipase A) were described.