Citation

Pringle E, Eckstein MB, Casswell AG, Hughes EH. BMJ 2012; 345(online): e6579.

Affiliation

Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton BN2 5BF, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.e6579

PMID

23033343

Abstract

A new type of firework caused severe eye injuries and blindness in children and adults at last year’s bonfire night celebrations in Lewes, UK. That evening, eight patients presented to our hospital, five with serious eye injuries—two were blinded and the other three have a lifelong glaucoma risk. Police inquiries suggest the new explosive was derived from “rope banger deer scarers” . . .

Language: en