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Erschienen in: International Ophthalmology 10/2019

13.03.2019 | Review

Fireworks: boon or bane to our eyes?

verfasst von: Preethi Jeyabal, Lalita Davies, Andres Rousselot, Rupesh Agrawal

Erschienen in: International Ophthalmology | Ausgabe 10/2019

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Abstract

Fireworks are an integral aspect of national, cultural and religious festivals globally, featuring in a vast range of celebrations including Diwali in India and New Year’s Eve in the USA. We have seen a trend in eye injuries related to the use of fireworks, with millions of people, of which a large proportion comprising children, are injured annually—and rather than falling, as one would hope, this number is remaining stable. A comprehensive study of the impact of firework-related injuries to the eye is not available, and the efforts to mitigate this are not widely discussed in the literature. This literature review therefore focusses on studying the impact of firework-related eye injuries, the effect of legislation on mitigating these injuries and their associated morbidity.
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Metadaten
Titel
Fireworks: boon or bane to our eyes?
verfasst von
Preethi Jeyabal
Lalita Davies
Andres Rousselot
Rupesh Agrawal
Publikationsdatum
13.03.2019
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
International Ophthalmology / Ausgabe 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-018-1054-4

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