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The epidemiology of ocular chemical accidental exposures remains incompletely understood. This chapter illuminates and analyzes the available published information on this subject from various countries around the world. Reviewed here are causal chemical agents, the nature of the described lesions, and the duration of lost work time amongst workplace ocular chemical accident victims. Also clarified is the issue of deliberate chemical assaults in industrialized countries and those with developing or emerging economies. The potential adverse effects of cosmetic chemical skin peeling therapy are described. This chapter concludes that it would be highly desirable to improve data collection on these not uncommon injuries in order to provide more precise recommendations for their prevention and medical treatment.
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Hall, A.H. (2011). Epidemiology of Ocular Chemical Burn Injuries. In: Chemical Ocular Burns. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14550-6_2
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