Bilateral Optic Neuritis After a Bee Sting

Animal-inflicted ocular and adnexal injuries in children: A systematic review

“…In the remaining one-third of cases, there was 1 corneal injury associated with iris heterochromia and internal ophthalmoplegia 33 and 2 cases of bilateral optic neuropathy. 17,99 These two optic neuropathy cases had similarities. One involved a sting to the brow, followed 2 weeks later by decreased vision in both eyes to count fingers or hand motions associated with bilateral optic disc swelling.…”

“…At 3 months' follow-up, he had recovered vision to 20/25e20/30. 17 The other case sustained a facial sting with subsequent decreased vision (20/80) and bilateral optic disc swelling. After the patient received intravenous steroids, the swelling resolved and vision improved to 20/15 with restoration of color vision.…”

“…99 The underlying mechanism for bee-sting optic neuritis is focal demyelination secondary to an acute allergic reaction to the bee venom. 17 2.3.3. Fly larvae 2.3.3.1.…”

A Case Series of Bee Sting Keratopathy With Different Outcomes in Malaysia

“…Ocular bee sting injuries involving the cornea commonly present with corneal oedema, infiltrates, striate keratopathy, and bullous keratitis [1-2]. Isolated case reports have also described anterior uveitis, hyphema, iris atrophy, cataract, optic neuritis, and ophthalmoplegia [3-7]. In all of our patients, the cornea bee stinger was embedded deep stromally, and a characteristic striate keratitis which is a pathognomonic finding in bee sting keratopathy was present.…”

Intraocular inflammation in a case of bee sting injury

“…The effects are both local and systemic, and are mainly due to the toxins elaborated by the sting. So far, the eye-related injuries reported are conjunctivitis, corneal infiltrates [ 1 ], [ 2 ], cataract formation, iritis, hyphaema, lens subluxation, and optic nerve damage [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ], [ 6 ]. Corneal injury is the most commonly reported ocular injury.…”