Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(11):2071-2076.
Published online November 1, 1997.
Four Cases of Ocular Injury caused by Gramoxone.
Joon Soon Kim, Woojin Lee, Jae Ho Lee
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Chunan Hospital, Chunan, Korea.
Gramoxone 에 의한 안외상 4례
김준순(Joon Soon Kim),이우진(Woo Jin Lee),이재호(Jae Ho Lee)
Abstract
Parquat, more commonly used in its commercial name, Gramoxone, is a widely used herbicide for it is inexpensive and effective. It is lethal when ingested accidentally or for the purpose of committing suicide. Having experienced four patients who were injured accidentally in the eye by Gramoxone (herbicide containing paraquat and diquat), we report these cases with the review of the literatures.
Key Words: Diquat;Gramoxone;Parquat


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