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Doctors note increase in cases of glue mistaken for eye drops

Doctors are warning about an increase in patients mistaking glue for eye drops, which has become surprisingly common, according to Dr. Richard Davidson from UCHealth.
A viral TikTok video highlighted this issue, showing a woman's painful experience with nail glue in her eye, which she attributed to being "half asleep".
While the incidents generally don't lead to permanent damage, they can be painful and may require medical help, as noted by Davidson.
Davidson advises users to read labels carefully and wash out glue from the eye if mistaken, stating, "The quicker you act, the better".

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People Keep Squirting Glue Into Their Eyes Thinking Its Eye Drops

Folks, please use your eyes to read the labels on the little bottles of liquid that you’re going to squeeze into your eyes. This may sound like common sense to some of you, but apparently, there’s a growing number of people in the United States who are reaching for a little bottle of eyedrops and are instead squeezing nail or eyelash glue into their eyes. You may remember a woman in late 2024 who accidentally squirted nail glue into her eyes. If…

1 day ago·New York, United States

UCHealth reports rise in cases of people accidentally putting glue in their eyes

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two very similar bottles stored in the same place in the home have led to a growing number of people seeking medical attention for accidentally putting glue in their eyes. According to Dr. Richard Davidson, professor of ophthalmology at UCHealth, these types of injuries are hard to track, but it is a fairly common problem. Coroner report: Columbine survivor’s death ‘best classified as homicide’ "I can't say it's something …

2 days ago·Denver, United States

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Boing Boing

People are increasingly mistaking glue for eye drops. Try not to do that.

According to the University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) system, a concerning number of individuals are confusing nail glue or eyelash glue for eye drops and, well, you can imagine the rest. "There are times when we have to cut the lashes if they're glued together, and there are times if it's on the eye itself, we have to gently scrape it or peel it off," UCHealth ophthalmologist Richard Davidson told KUSA-TV. — Read the rest The post People a…

2 days ago·United States

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WSVN

Doctor express concern for troubling trend after a Central Florida woman’s mix up goes viral - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

DENVER, Colo. (WSVN) — Doctors shared words of warning after a woman went viral on TikTok, saying she mixed up her eyedrops and her nail glue. “Ok guys, I’m at the ER because instead of grabbing the eye drops, I grabbed the Kiss nail glue,” she said in a TikTok clip. “Yeah, don’t put glue in your eye.” The Central Florida woman reached for nail glue, thinking she was reaching for eye drops, and ended up sealing her eye shut. In a viral TikTok vi…

2 days ago·Miami, United States

Doctors note increase in cases of glue mistaken for eye drops

Doctors with a Colorado hospital system are urging eye drop users to read labels carefully after noting an uptick in cases of people accidentally putting glue into their eyes.

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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ABC Australia

Kmart pulls skincare product after teen hospitalised with eye pain

Kmart is investigating the incident and the 13-year-old girl's mother hopes her story will alert other parents to the potential dangers of products used by young people.

3 days ago·Australia

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