@article{ref1,
title="Corneoscleral laceration and ocular burns caused by electronic cigarette explosions",
journal="Cornea",
year="2016",
author="Paley, Grace L. and Echalier, Elizabeth and Eck, Thomas W. and Hong, Augustine R. and Farooq, Asim V. and Gregory, Darren G. and Lubniewski, Anthony J.",
volume="35",
number="7",
pages="1015-1018",
abstract="PURPOSE: To report cases of acute globe rupture and bilateral corneal burns from electronic cigarette (EC) explosions. <br><br>METHODS: Case series. <br><br>RESULTS: We describe a series of patients with corneal injury caused by EC explosions. Both patients suffered bilateral corneal burns and decreased visual acuity, and one patient sustained a unilateral corneoscleral laceration with prolapsed iris tissue and hyphema. A review of the scientific literature revealed no prior reported cases of ocular injury secondary to EC explosions; however, multiple media and government agency articles describe fires and explosions involving ECs, including at least 4 with ocular injuries. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Given these cases and the number of recent media reports, ECs pose a significant public health risk. Users should be warned regarding the possibility of severe injury, including sight-threatening ocular injuries ranging from corneal burns to full-thickness corneoscleral laceration.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND), which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0277-3740",
doi="10.1097/ICO.0000000000000881",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000000881"
}