Affiliations 

  • 1 Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) University, Faculty of Medicine, Family Medicine Unit, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
  • 2 Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) University, Faculty of Medicine, Anaesthesia Unit, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
  • 3 International Islamic University Malaysia, Kulliyyah of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2023 Nov;78(6):849-851.
PMID: 38031231

Abstract

We describe a potential cause of eye injury, its concerns and ways to prevent it. The first author underwent a left cataract operation and was prescribed eye drops postoperatively. While applying one of the eye drops, he felt an object hitting the lower eyelid. A serrated plastic piece had fallen off the bottle. Had it fallen on the operated site, it might have caused serious untoward complications. Nurses, carers and patients need to be educated to remove the serrated piece from the bottle before applying eye drops. Manufacturers of eye drops should design safer bottles without such serrated pieces to prevent such eye injuries.

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