PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - E P Penna
AU  - K F Tabbara
TI  - Oxybuprocaine keratopathy: a preventable disease.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.70.3.202
DP  - 1986 Mar 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 202--204
VI  - 70
IP  - 3
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/70/3/202.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/70/3/202.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1986 Mar 01; 70
AB  - Topically applied anaesthetics may lead to a serious keratopathy. Three patients presented to us with disciform keratitis, peripheral corneal ring, and stromal infiltration following the topical use of oxybuprocaine. All three patients developed marked decrease in vision secondary to corneal scarring. In all three patients oxybuprocaine was dispensed over the counter by a pharmacist. Legislation for the restriction of over-the-counter sale of topical anaesthetics, steroids, and antibiotics is essential in the prevention of many of the self-induced ocular disorders seen in developing countries.