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Epidemiological aspects of ocular superglue injuries
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Tabatabaei SA
; Modanloo S
; Ghiyasvand AM
; Pouryani A
; Soleimani M
; Tabatabaei SM
; Pakrah AR
; Masarat H
Int J Ophthalmol
2016[]; 9
(2
): 278-81
PMID26949651
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AIM: To report the frequency, associated risk factors and characteristics of
cases referred to Farabi Eye Hospital with ocular superglue injuries. METHODS: In
a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted between December 2012 and February
2013, patients with ocular superglue injuries were evaluated. Age, sex,
educational level, location, time, mechanism, type, site and time of eye injury
were gathered through interview using a customized questionnaire. All
participants had given consent to undergo thorough eye examination. RESULTS: Over
the course of three months, 105 patients with ocular superglue injuries enrolled
in the study, including 56(53.3%) men and 49(46.7%) women with the mean age of
24.7±11.6 (range, 2 to 53)y. The right eye, left eye and both eyes were involved
in 52%, 42% and 6% of the patients, respectively. Most of injuries had occurred
at home (72.4%) and at night (55%). More than half of patients (52.4%) did not
take any primary aids following the ocular injury. Patient carelessness (78.1%),
childhood curiosity and lack of parental supervision (11.4%), storing superglue
in inappropriate places and inadvertently using superglue as eye drops due to
poor vision (2.9%), inadequate awareness of superglue applications [used to stick
on artificial nails (3.8%), artificial eyelashes (1.9%) and broken tooth (1%)]
and being assaulted with glue (1%) were common risk factors. CONCLUSION: The
frequency of ocular superglue injuries in patients referred to Farabi Eye
Hospital is relatively high. This finding underlines the importance of public
education and awareness about superglue injuries to the eye and taking protective
measures and safety strategies in order to prevent these injures.
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