TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Ocular injury secondary to sheep bile exposure JO - BMJ case reports A1 - Okullo, Alfin Taddeo A1 - Low, Tim A1 - Baker, Louise Leslie SP - 007439 EP - 007439 VL - 2012 IS - online N2 - A 57-year-old abattoir worker was seen at a general practitioner after sheep bile splashed into his left eye. Flourescein examination revealed extensive ulceration involving at least two-thirds of the corneal surface. Copious irrigation with normal saline, application of chloramphenicol ointment and an eye patch resulted in excellent healing within 2 days with return to normal vision for the patient thereafter.

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