Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Introduction: Ocular exposure to cyanoacrylate glue (“superglue”) is a common ophthalmic injury that presents unique clinical management strategies in children. Case Report: A 7-year-old girl with no prior medical or ocular history presented to the children’s emergency room with 10 hours of pain and inability to open the eyelids on the left side. She had been playing with cyanoacrylate-containing artificial nail glue and inadvertently instilled most of the package into the left eye. The patient’s parent reported multiple attempts to open the eye at home with water and acetone, which were unsuccessful. We report an “unzipping” technique for successful removal of cyanoacrylate (“superglue”) from the eye. Conclusion: Prompt removal of cyanoacrylate glue following ocular exposure is important; the “unzipping” technique described here can be considered in cases of inadvertent glue tarsorrhaphy.
Authors: Chloe Y Li, Tarun Sharma
Institution: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4416234408