Tropical paradise turns into a nightmare. A rare case of evisceration caused by the misuse of over-the-counter proparacaine and dexamethasone eye drops
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The abuse of topical anesthetics and steroids is not uncommon. However, having an eye eviscerated is rare due to complications from abusing both topical eyedrops. We report a case of Left Eye (LE) severe corneal ulcer with panophthalmitis secondary to over-the-counter topical proparacaine and topical dexamethasone abuse