Eyes Instead of Ears: Eye Injuries Following Ocular Exposure to Otic Medications-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Eyes Instead of Ears: Eye Injuries Following Ocular Exposure to Otic Medications

Published:2022-12-30 Issue:1 Volume:59 Page:26-31
ISSN:1547-3317
Container-title:Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
language:en
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Author:

Tater Kathy¹²,Gwaltney-Brant Sharon¹²,Wismer Tina²

Affiliation:

1. From the Veterinary Information Network, Davis, California (K.T., S.G.B.).

2. From the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Animal Poison Control Center, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

Abstract

ABSTRACT To determine the epidemiology of ocular exposures and toxicoses in dogs and cats from otic products, 79 dog and cat cases with an ocular exposure to a topical otic medication were retrieved from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Animal Poison Control Center database. Prescription products were involved in 75/79 (95%) of cases, and over-the-counter products in 4 (5%). Clinical signs included conjunctivitis, blepharospasm, epiphora, ocular discharge, and corneal ulceration. Medication error, specifically involving mistaken identification (i.e., an otic product confused with an ophthalmic product), occurred in 68/79 (86%) of cases. In 4 of these 68 cases, an otic instead of an ophthalmic medication was mistakenly dispensed to the pet owner. Unintentional delivery (i.e., accidental ocular exposure in the course of an otic application) occurred in 9/79 (11%) of cases, and 2 (3%) cases involved intentional delivery of otic products to the eyes. Because mistaken identification was the most common cause of ocular toxicoses from otic products, separate storage and/or distinctive packaging for ophthalmic versus otic products could reduce medication errors. Animal poison control center epidemiological data can be used as a source of information regarding veterinary medication errors.

Publisher

American Animal Hospital Association

Subject

Small Animals

Link

https://meridian.allenpress.com/jaaha/article-pdf/59/1/26/3173098/i1547-3317-59-1-26.pdf

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