Hypobaric ocular trauma from a Popper.

R W Arnold; J Little; M J Greenwald

doi:10.1016/s1091-8531(99)70098-4

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Hypobaric ocular trauma from a Popper.

R W Arnold·J Little·M J Greenwald

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Abstract

We have observed 3 cases of ocular trauma in children that were caused by an atypical, hypobaric mechanism induced by a toy called a Popper. When we initially notified the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1990, Poppers disappeared from store shelves. We are concerned that this potentially harmful toy is making a comeback in 1998 (Smilemakers Inc, Spartanburg, SC; June-July 1998 catalog, p. 57). In 1990, packaged poppers cautioned against applying to face or skin; we are not sure that such warnings accompany current Poppers.

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R W Arnold, J Little, M J Greenwald. 1999. Hypobaric ocular trauma from a Popper.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1091-8531(99)70098-4

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