Chemical eye injury
| Chemical eye injury | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Chemical burns to the eye |
blindness resulting from LESC deficiency. | |
| Specialty | Ophthalmology |
Chemical eye injury are due to either an
Local anesthetic eye drops can be used to decrease the pain.[2]
Epidemiology
In the United States, chemical eye injuries most commonly occur among working-age adults.[3] A 2016 analysis of emergency department visits from 2010 to 2013 reported over 36,000 visits annually for chemical burns to the eye, with a median age at presentation of 32 years.[4] By individual year of age, 1- and 2-year-old children have the highest incidence of these injuries, with rates approximately 50% higher than the highest-risk adult group (25 years), and 13 times higher than the rate among 7-year-olds.[4] Further research identified laundry detergent pods as a major source of injury among small children.[5]
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