Eye Injuries Caused by Superglue...Yeah, it Happens | ThriveAP

The first time I saw a patient in the emergency department who had mistaken a superglue bottle for Visine, it seemed like a once in a lifetime situation. I mean, who keeps hard core adhesive on their nightstand? Then, it happened again. And again.While I certainly don’t treat patients with super-glued eyelashes on a daily basis, it happens more than you would think. The incident is so common, in fact, that even prestigious academic publications like the British Medical Journal have covered the topic. In 1982, superglue, also known by its technical name cyanoacrylate, was repackaged into eye-dropper like bottles. Since then, people with poor vision, children, and those who are careless have inadvertently sustained ocular superglue injuries. Fortunately, a superglue to the eye situation is an easy one to fix.Let’s look at the various ocular injuries caused by superglue and their treatment.Tarsorrhaphy- Eyelids or Eyelashes Stuck ShutWhen superglue adheres to the skin, in most cases it ca...