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What kind of eye drops can that be, that are okay for the eyes but poison you, when swallowed? Oo
Somehow my understanding was, that the eyes are much more sensitive to stuff like that
Nope, certain eye drops can cause renal/kidney failure. Your eyes are definitely sensitive to other kinds of chemicals, but the eyes and stomach can be considered to be different bio mechanical factories
Makes sense, but single drops already can trigger that?
If it's for medicinal purposes, absolutely. There's a reason every organ has multiple layers of their own filtering so stuff don't end up in the wrong place, and lots of medicines are really potent stuff that absolutely shouldn't end up in places where there's no filtering in place for that kind of chemical. Very tiny amounts of literal neurotoxins can be used medicinally by putting them in the right places, and the very same very tiny amounts would kill you instantly if put in the wrong places.
It can happen. Systemic absorption as opposed to only local effects of eye drops can have a big impact, and if you’re trying to poison someone, you’re probably putting in most of a bottle of eye drops (5-15ml) instead of the few drops you would put in your eye, so potentially a ~100x higher dose.
Just thinking briefly about it, I think the more dangerous eye drops would cause lower blood pressure if taken orally or potential kidney problems depending on the drug.
It would probably have to be a high dose to seriously affect a healthy young person, but an older person or someone with underlying health issues or other interacting medications could more easily be affected.
They're sensitive to different things
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352007822001238