Titanium tetrachloride burns to the eye.
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Titanium tetrachloride burns to the eye.
We present eight cases of chemical burns of the eyes from titanium tetrachloride, an acidic corrosive liquid. However it causes severe chemical burns which have a protracted course and features more akin to severe alkali burns. Injuries related to titanium tetrachloride should be treated seriously and accordingly appropriate management is suggested.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.76.6.380