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3rd January 2018
04:43pm GMT
The glue ultimately had to be removed using fine forceps and a slit lamp for magnification.
The product in question was a cyanoacrylate nail glue, which is similar to superglue. It was sold in a bottle that was nearly identical to the eye drops.
According to the 2010 case notes, there have been a number of similar incidents since it was first described in 1982
They wrote:
Photo from the British Medical Journal."Inadvertent ocular cyanoacrylate or ‘superglue’ instillation mistaken for intraocular eye drops has been reported in the literature on several occasions since it was first described in 1982.
"Although cyanoacrylate containing superglues were available since 1958, it was not until their widespread repackaging into dropper bottles resembling those of ophthalmic medical dispensers in the early 1980s that inadvertent ocular instillation of glues became a commercial consumer hazard.
"During the 1980s, the popularity of acrylic and artificial nails increased on a global scale and the use of ophthalmic style plastic dropper bottles for cyanoacrylate adhesives became a feature of the kits used to attach the acrylic material to the consumer’s native nail. "Correspondingly, household do-it-yourself kits also utilised this new convenient form of superglue packaging, further contributing to its common presence in the home of the consumer over the last 30 years."
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