@article{ref1,
title="Retained eyelid bee stinger: a case of secondary corneal abrasion",
journal="American journal of ophthalmology case reports",
year="2020",
author="Davidorf, Oliver A. and Ng, Adrienne E. and Davidorf, Jonathan M.",
volume="18",
number="",
pages="e100670-e100670",
abstract="PURPOSE: Bee sting injuries to the eye and surrounding tissue are an infrequent occurrence. Here we present an interesting Case of a 64 year old bee keeper who was stung in the left upper eyelid. OBSERVATIONS: After the injury, she developed pain and inflammation of the eyelid though a few days after the injury noted increased eye pain. On initial ophthalmic assessment, no retained foreign body was noted. Six days after the incident, her lid edema had improved and a retained foreign body - the bee stinger - had been found on eversion of the eyelid. We propose that as the inflammation resolved, the stinger extruded from the inner eyelid tissue, causing a corneal abrasion, which was the source of her acute increase in pain. <br><br>CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: In cases of bee injuries, it is paramount to consider the possibility of retained foreign bodies and to perform a thorough ophthalmic examination and assessment.<br><br>© 2020 The Author(s).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2451-9936",
doi="10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100670",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100670"
}