Accidental tarsorrhaphy from cyanoacrylate adhesive in a baby

ABSTRACT

A 2 1/2-year-old boy rubbed his eyes with hands coated with cyanoacrylate adhesive [Crazy Glue], which resulted in accidental bilateral tarsorrhophy. Zephrin tincture 1/750 solution [10% acetone, 50% alcohol and a dye] applications proved successful in separating the eyelids. Some of the lashes had to be cut because the dried adhesive on them prevented the separation of the eyelids. The treatment also included the use of topical steroids, antibiotics and cycloplegics. The recovery was uneventful