Man squeezes superglue into his eye mistaking it for eyedrops
Per the report, the timely washing of the affected eye with plenty water mitigated the effect a bit, but the eyelids still got stuck and the doctors had to make use of fine forceps with a slit lamp for magnification to be able to rectify the problem.
Reports indicate that the said glue is cyanoacrylate nail glue, similar to superglue and sold in a bottle that looks like that of eyedrops.
According to metro.co.uk, the 2010 case report disclosed that the man turned up at Oxford Eye hospital in severe pain.
The report said “Inadvertent ocular cyanoacrylate, or “superglue”, instillation has been reported frequently since 1982 when superglue was repackaged into ophthalmic style dropper bottles.
“This case report highlights the continuing problem of cyanoacrylate eye injuries and serves as a reminder to healthcare professionals to report such incidents to manufacturers and regulatory bodies, on behalf of their patients, to promote the introduction of universal safety mechanisms on all household chemical containers.”
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