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  • Title: Facial and ocular injuries associated with methamphetamine production accidents.
    Author: Charukamnoetkanok P, Wagoner MD.
    Journal: Am J Ophthalmol; 2004 Nov; 138(5):875-6. PubMed ID: 15531333.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To evaluate the relative contribution of methamphetamine production-related accidents to facial and ocular injuries admitted to a regional burn unit. DESIGN: Retrospective observational case series. METHODS: Chart review of all patients admitted to the Burn Unit at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) over a 16-month interval. RESULTS: Methamphetamine related accidents were responsible for thirteen (9.8%) of 132 patients admitted with facial burns to UIHC during the study period. All victims were male. In addition to facial burns, eight patients (14 eyes) suffered chemical or thermal burns of the ocular surface of Hughes grade I or worse. One patient required full-thickness skins grafts for cicatricial ectropion of all four eyelids. CONCLUSION: In endemic areas such as Iowa, methamphetamine production accidents contribute to as many as 10% of admissions to burn care units for facial and ocular injuries.
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