I find it interesting that they "feel that the manufacturers of nail glue products should be forced to address some remedial action, to ensure that these preparations are packaged differently from therapeutic preparations".
Shouldn't the manufacturers of these therapeutic products take the lead and differentiate their packaging? If they could force CA glue distributors to change their packaging, the next battle would be forcing eardrops to change theirs, then e-liquids, then homoeopathic stuff and all the other products that are distributed in generic dropper bottles.
> Inadvertent ocular cyanoacrylate, or 'superglue', instillation has been reported frequently since 1982 when superglue was repackaged into ophthalmic style dropper bottles. This case report highlights the continuing problem of cyanoacrylate eye injuries and serves as a reminder to healthcare professionals to report such incidents to manufacturers and regulatory bodies, on behalf of their patients, to promote the introduction of universal safety mechanisms on all household chemical containers. Failure of glue manufacturers to introduce safety cap mechanisms has resulted in significant ocular morbidity over the last 27 years, and such incidents are expected to occur until superglue bottles are redesigned.
Do there exist any statistics about people mistaking fingernail glue for eye drops? This would indeed be tragic, but I haven't even heard anecdotes about such a thing happening.
[+] [-] thatBilly|11 years ago|reply
Shouldn't the manufacturers of these therapeutic products take the lead and differentiate their packaging? If they could force CA glue distributors to change their packaging, the next battle would be forcing eardrops to change theirs, then e-liquids, then homoeopathic stuff and all the other products that are distributed in generic dropper bottles.
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[+] [-] DanBC|11 years ago|reply
> Inadvertent ocular cyanoacrylate, or 'superglue', instillation has been reported frequently since 1982 when superglue was repackaged into ophthalmic style dropper bottles. This case report highlights the continuing problem of cyanoacrylate eye injuries and serves as a reminder to healthcare professionals to report such incidents to manufacturers and regulatory bodies, on behalf of their patients, to promote the introduction of universal safety mechanisms on all household chemical containers. Failure of glue manufacturers to introduce safety cap mechanisms has resulted in significant ocular morbidity over the last 27 years, and such incidents are expected to occur until superglue bottles are redesigned.
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