Citation

Zegers RHC. Ned. Tijdschr. Geneeskd. 2017; 161: D1742.

Vernacular Title

Secondelijm in plaats van oogzalf.

Affiliation

Diakonessenhuis, afd. Oogheelkunde, Utrecht/Zeist/Doorn.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Erven Bohn)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

28984213

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Not infrequently, patients mistakenly put glue in their eye. This often induces considerable emotional and physical reaction. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 20-year-old man came to the Emergency Department at night because he had mistaken a tube of superglue for his eye ointment and instilled the glue into his right eye. All the glue was removed, as were most of his eyelashes. The glue-induced corneal abrasion healed completely and the patient did not sustain any permanent injury.

CONCLUSION: Despite the considerable dismay and severe pain caused by mistakenly introducing superglue into the eye, most cases have a favourable outcome.

Language: nl