Ocular injuries from pressurised bottled drinks in China.

BACKGROUND

The objective of this study is to provide a systematic review on ocular injuries induced by glass bottles containing carbonated drinks in China, which emphasised the injury circumstance and visual function loss.

METHODS

We performed a literature-based retrospective analysis using predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Demographic characteristics of pressurised bottled drinks-related eye injuries were obtained and vision loss was calculated.

RESULTS

A total of 26 relevant articles were found suitable for investigation of causative agent and patient demographics, of which 19 articles could be used for calculating vision loss and injury circumstance. Victims were often pertinent workers (46.0%). Most of the trauma was serious and even devastating. Final visual acuity was >10/20 in 29.2%, with severe final vision loss (<10/200) in 30.8%. Visual acuity can improve significantly with treatment (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

One in three ocular injuries from glass bottles containing carbonated drinks show severe vision loss. Relevant workers are most frequently injured, followed by inappropriate handlers or openers. Besides manufacturing standards being strictly implemented, many ocular traumas related to bottled carbonated drinks should be prevented through health education.