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- Jonas Vejvad Nørskov Laursen and Jesper Østergaard Hjortdal.
- Skovvejen 87, 2., 8000 -Aarhus. jonaslaursen@dadlnet.dk.
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2014 Jan 1; 176 (34).
AbstractThe purpose of this article was to review the existing evidence on emergency treatment of chemical eye burns. Clinical studies show that patients receiving prompt eye irrigation after chemical burns had a significantly better clinical outcome. This is further collaborated in animal studies where prompt irrigation with diphoterine or borate buffer significantly lowered pH in the eye after alkali burns. Two of three studies showed that tap water significantly lowered pH as well, but only if it was administered within 60 seconds after exposure. Saline, however, did not cause any significant decrease in pH at all.
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