Ocular Toxicity of Sulfur Mustard

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter describes the consequences of sulfur mustard (SM) exposure to eyes and their treatments. Corneal SM causes injuries that range from mild conjunctivitis advanced corneal disease. As a warfare agent, is extremely effective because even ocular some visual incapacitation panic fear blindness whose psychological impact cannot be underestimated. for clinical symptoms, extensive military data have documented effects vary widely according time concentration vesicant, as well individual susceptibility. Most descriptions degree injury in humans characterize phenotypes into three classes, each being variant mild, moderate, or severe. One worst perforation. effect can occur many weeks after exposure, animal are beginning suggest treatments may, themselves, contribute toxicity. There much research done identify countermeasures against mustards. other promising therapies but still experimental phase.