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Abstract：
Since 2011, considerable amounts of Sargassum algae regularly end up on beaches in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and in the French overseas departments. We report observations of two bilateral keratoconjunctivitis associated with important functional symptomatology. There was a conjunctival hyperemia and superficial punctate keratitis. The ocular impairment would repeat at every algae ashore landing. Clinical examination, history, and time line of symptomatology onset allowed us to eliminate the classic etiologies of bilateral keratoconjunctivitis and to suggest an irritant toxic origin tied to hydrogen sulfide. This is the first description of ocular impairment tied to Sargassum algae decomposition. Their decomposition, through H2S emission, can be at the origin of bilateral keratoconjunctivitis. Ocular impairment is often at the forefront of complaints made by individuals exposed to H2S.
摘要：
自2011年以来，大量的马尾藻藻类经常会出现在墨西哥湾的海滩上，加勒比海,在法国海外部门。我们报告了两种与重要功能症状相关的双侧角膜结膜炎的观察结果。有结膜充血和浅表点状角膜炎。每次藻类登陆时，眼部损伤都会重复发生。临床检查,历史,症状发生的时间线使我们能够消除双侧角膜结膜炎的经典病因，并提出与硫化氢有关的刺激性毒性起源。这是与Sargessum藻类分解有关的眼部损害的第一个描述。它们的分解，通过H2S排放，可以在双侧角膜结膜炎的起源。眼部损害通常是暴露于H2S的个人投诉的最前沿。
