Champagne cork safety, ocular exposure to hand sanitizer top features in 2021
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The top ophthalmology features in 2021 discussed champagne cork safety and the dangers of ocular exposure to hand sanitizer.
Read the most popular features of 2021 below.
Q&A: Chill champagne, open slowly to avoid injury
When they are popped in a celebratory fashion, champagne corks can leave the bottle at speeds up to 60 mph. When these collide with the eye, there is ample opportunity for serious injury and vision-compromising complications. Read more.
Parents, ophthalmologists should be aware of ocular exposure to hand sanitizer
In a nearly 5-month period in mid-2020, seven times more pediatric cases of alcohol-based hand sanitizer ocular exposures were recorded compared with the previous year, according to a study in France. Read more.
Mucormycosis a rare but rising fungal infection in post-COVID-19 patients
Mucormycosis, a potentially life-threatening fungal infection, is adding to India’s COVID-19-related death toll. Read more.
Winter brings concern for worsening myopia
A winter dominated by virtual schooling and indoor activities has the potential to push myopic children further toward high myopia. Read more.
Q&A: Merging comedy into professionalism with ‘Dr. Glaucomflecken’
William “Dr. Glaucomflecken” Flanary, MD, is an ophthalmic comedian, merging humor with education in a way that is anything other than dry. Read more.
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