Cyanoacrylate-induced pseudo-tarsorrhaphy of the eye.

Oman J Ophthalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Published: January 2009

Cyanoacrylate, also known as superglue, is a polymer which forms a strong bond at room temperature with a variety of materials including metal, glass, plastic, rubber, skin, mucous membranes and other epithelial tissues as well. We hereby present a 22-year-old female who had an accidental instillation of the glue in her eye, with an uneventful outcome.

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