Corneal nerves are responsible for the sensations of touch, pain, and temperature and play
an important role in the blink reflex, wound healing, and tear production and secretion …

Sulfur mustard (SM) is a chemical warfare agent that has been used throughout recent
history and remains a threat today. Exposed soldiers and civilians experience a variety of …

Exposure to mustard agents, such as sulfur mustard (SM) and nitrogen mustard (NM), often
results in ocular surface damage. This can lead to the emergence of various corneal …

Sulfur mustard is a vesicant agent with severe irritating effects on living tissues, including
skin, mucous membranes, eyes, and respiratory tract. The eyes are the most susceptible …

Lipid keratopathy is a disease in which fat deposits accumulate in the cornea, leading to
opacification and decrease of visual acuity. This condition can be idiopathic without signs of …

PURPOSE: To report the clinical findings and compare outcomes of different surgical
techniques evolved over time in a large series of patients with delayed-onset mustard gas …

Purpose: Sulfur mustard (SM) exposure results in dose-dependent morbidities caused by
cytotoxicity and vesication. Although lesions resulting from ocular exposure often resolve …

Sulfur mustard gas (SM) is a vesicating and alkylating agent used as a chemical weapon in
many mass-casualty incidents since World War I. Ocular injuries were reported in> 90% of …

Sulfur mustard (SM) is a lipid soluble alkylating agent that causes genotoxic injury. The eye
is highly sensitive to SM toxicity and exposures exceeding 400 mg min/m 3 can elicit …

Ocular injuries following sulfur mustard (SM) exposure are characterized by an acute phase
expressed by corneal erosions and inflammation of the anterior segment that after a …