• Am. J. Ophthalmol. · Nov 2004

    Facial and ocular injuries associated with methamphetamine production accidents.

    • Puwat Charukamnoetkanok and Michael D Wagoner.
    • Cornea and External Disease Division, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
    • Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2004 Nov 1;138(5):875-6.

    PurposeTo evaluate the relative contribution of methamphetamine production-related accidents to facial and ocular injuries admitted to a regional burn unit.DesignRetrospective observational case series.MethodsChart review of all patients admitted to the Burn Unit at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) over a 16-month interval.ResultsMethamphetamine related accidents were responsible for thirteen (9.8%) of 132 patients admitted with facial burns to UIHC during the study period. All victims were male. In addition to facial burns, eight patients (14 eyes) suffered chemical or thermal burns of the ocular surface of Hughes grade I or worse. One patient required full-thickness skins grafts for cicatricial ectropion of all four eyelids.ConclusionIn endemic areas such as Iowa, methamphetamine production accidents contribute to as many as 10% of admissions to burn care units for facial and ocular injuries.

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