Washing with buffered vitamin C after corrosive chemical (sodium hypochlorite) exposure reduces ocular depth of injury.

• Tác giả: Roxanne Chan, Stewart Lebrun, Linda Nguyen, Joana Romero
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 253871

Tóm tắt

Chemical eye injuries occur in home, industrial, and military settings. The standard recommended treatment after exposure of the eyes to chemical toxins is washing with tap water for at least 15 min. An estimated 80 % of ocular toxins are associated with reactive oxygen species and/or extreme pH. Using food-source eyes and a commercially available test kit for depth of injury (IVD EIT