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International Ophthalmology
Published in: International Ophthalmology 10/2019

01-10-2019 | Eye Injuries | Review

Fireworks: boon or bane to our eyes?

Authors: Preethi Jeyabal, Lalita Davies, Andres Rousselot, Rupesh Agrawal

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 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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Metadata
Title
Fireworks: boon or bane to our eyes?
Authors
Preethi Jeyabal
Lalita Davies
Andres Rousselot
Rupesh Agrawal
Publication date
01-10-2019
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Ophthalmology / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-018-1054-4

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