Wave of paediatric eye injuries from liquid detergent capsules

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Rashmi G Mathew, specialist registrar in ophthalmology1,
Katherine Kennedy, senior chemist2,
Melanie C Corbett, consultant ophthalmologist with special interest in cornea and ocular surface disease1

¹Western Eye Hospital, London NW1 5QH
²Guy’s Toxicology Unit, London SE1 9RT

rashmi.mathew{at}doctors.org.uk

We highlight a new wave of paediatric ocular surface injuries.1

In 2001 the cleaning products industry produced liquid capsules for fabric detergents. Last year chemical injuries associated with these capsules accounted for 40% of ocular chemical injuries in children under the age of 5 at this hospital. Guy’s and St Thomas’ Poisons Unit received 192 enquires related …