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Corneal Epitheliopathy After Trauma by Fake Snow Powder in a 7-year-old Child
Mohammad A Al-Amry1, Huda A Al-Ghadeer1
1Department of Emergency, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology
|August 25, 2016
Abstract:
Fake snow is a polymer of sodium polyacrylates used in games and celebrations. Despite the product leaflet that indicates safety, contact with the ocular surface can cause injury. We report a case of a child with corneal epitheliopathy due to a chemical burn injury after ocular surface contact with fake snow. The case was managed with epithelial debridement and a bandage contact lenses and topical antibiotics with complete resolution.

