Here’s an embarrassing thing to show up to the E.R. with: “Hey, doc . . . I accidentally glued my EYES shut.”
A TikToker named BreezyBre recently posted a video from the E.R. after she tried to use some eye drops and grabbed FINGERNAIL GLUE instead. A brand called Kiss sells it in the same type of bottle eye drops come in. It’s like super glue for your nails, and it dries in seconds. She’s not the first person to get the bottles mixed up. Healthcare workers say it’s become a real issue, and they’re seeing more and more people who accidentally glue their eyes shut. One doctor called it “relatively common.” The TikTok lady had to sit in the E.R. while they flushed her eye out. They attached a little tube to her eyelid to keep the fluid running, so it took a while. But she’s okay. Experts say the safest thing to do is double check the dropper any time you put something in your eyes. Maybe even read the label out loud. If you do ever put the wrong thing in there, get to a sink as fast as possible and wash your eyes out. Or if it’s too late, go to the E.R.
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