Table 3.

Human poisonings ascribed to ocular exposure to PLTX-contaminated soft corals.

Location, Year	Number of Patients	Corals	Signs and Symptoms	Treatment and Outcome	PLTXs Detection and Concentration	Reference
N.D.	2	Zoanthids	Ocular irritation and redness, bitter metallic taste, eye pain photophobia, blurry vision, purulent discharge from eyes, bilateral punctate epithelial erosion, conjuctival hyperemia	Moxifloxacin, artificial tears, topical prednisolone acetate, fluorometholone, moxifloxacin, cyclosporine drops	Not performed	[59]
Switzerland, 2015 *	1	Zoanthids	Eyes burning, dyspnea, nausea, shivering, conjunctival injection, superficial punctuate epitheliopathy, multiple corneal Descemet’s folds, corneal erosion. Leukocytosis, elevated CRP, CPK, LDH	Intravenous infusion of balanced crystalloid solution, Diphoterine®, topical antibiotics and steroid, amniotic membrane transplantation, sclera contact lenses (4 months). Recovery within several weeks	Not performed	[60]

* Year of publication; CPK = creatine phosphokinase; CRP = C-reactive protein; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase.