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Ocular signs and symptoms caused by exposure to sarin gas
1Department of Ophthalmology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|February 1, 1996
Abstract
Purpose:
Ocular signs and symptoms that occurred in people exposed to sarin gas in a subway sarin gas attack were studied.
Methods:
Among victims of sarin gas exposure, 96 were treated by us.
Results:
Ocular signs and symptoms caused by sarin gas exposure included miosis, conjunctival injection, and ocular pain.
Conclusions:
Ocular signs and symptoms spontaneously resolved between three and 21 days after exposure in most cases. Treatment with 0.5% tropicamide ophthalmic solution was effective in decreasing ocular pain.