Corneal burn in a child from a curling brush

ABSTRACT

An 11-year-old girl developed corneal burns in her right eye when she used her mother's electric hair curling brush. Apparently the child had been using her mother's cosmetics with her permission but without any supervision. Fortunately, the burns healed without any serious sequelae with topical antibiotic and eyedrops. Nonetheless, it is important that parents do not allow young children to use curling irons and brushes