Toxic effects of surgical glove powders on the eye.
Surgical gloves are commonly coated with dusting powders that have severe toxic effects on the eye. Talcum powder causes a chronic granulomatous reaction with fibrosis and adhesion formation. Cornstarch has also been shown to cause a granulomatous reaction as well as sterile endophthalmitis. These complications are preventable by the use of powder-free gloves.
Cox
M J
MJ
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA.
Woods
J A
JA
Newman
S
S
Edlich
R F
RF
D000818:Animals; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D011208:Powders / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011817:Rabbits; D013213:Starch / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013627:Talc / Q000009:adverse effects*