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Diagnosis of Dieffenbachia induced corneal injury by confocal microscopy
  1. AUGUSTE G-Y CHIOU,
  2. ROBIN CADEZ,
  3. MATTHIAS BÖHNKE
  1. Department of Ophthalmology,
  2. University Hospital of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
  1. Auguste G-Y Chiou, MD, Edward S Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 635 W 165th Street, Suite 303, New York, NY 10032, USA.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.81.2.168a

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    Editor,—Dieffenbachia, a tropical house plant, belongs to the family Araceae. Throughout the plant, specialised cells release needle-like crystals of calcium oxalate (raphides) in an explosive manner upon breaking the stem or the branches.1 These may penetrate skin and mucous membranes, and also involve the cornea. We present the first follow up ofDieffenbachia induced corneal lesions using a real time confocal in vivo slit scanning microscope.2 3

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