Open AccessJoint pain liniments and gum lotion in the eye - A consecutive case series of mistaken identity
Author(s) -
Anju Ajitha Jayaprakash,
P R Aswin,
SR Rathinam
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2328_21
Subject(s) - medicine , lotion , confusion , cornea , iris (biosensor) , visual acuity , joint pain , accidental , surgery , blurred vision , ophthalmology , optometry , traditional medicine , psychology , physics , computer security , computer science , acoustics , psychoanalysis , biometrics
Patient safety errors can arise due to similarity in packaging of medications. We aimed to describe the clinical features of patients presenting with accidental application of joint pain liniments and gum lotion in the eye due to confusion arising from similarity in packaging.