Is there a delay for the external ocular rinsing in the treatment of an eye burn due to ammonia?
Comparison between 2 rinsing solutions : physiological serum and Diphotérine®.
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As a part of ocular burns with ammonia, the interest of a rinsing with Diphotérine® compared to physiological serum in the ten first minutes is reinforced thanks to the abscence of stromal oedema and the pH inflexion of the aqueous humour during the treatment. The importance of a rinsing with Diphotérine® is underlined by the link between the importance of the stromal oedema and the scar leucoma.