The electronic cigarette caused a 7-year-old child to lose their eyesight.

Electronic cigarettes can lead to injuries due to the explosion of electronic components, as well as pose a risk of permanent respiratory problems. In a recent incident in England, a 7-year-old girl named Ruby Grainger was hospitalized after parts of an electronic cigarette exploded next to her while she was walking down the street.

LOST HER EYE AND EYE SOCKET

According to a report by the Daily Mail, her 32-year-old mother, Ciara Grainger, stated that the unfortunate girl lost one eye and her eye socket. Mother Grainger described the experience with the following words: "We were walking towards the minibus. Suddenly, something hit her face. I only heard screams, and when I looked at her face, I could have collapsed. Blood was gushing from her face. She was taken to Tallaght Hospital in Dublin by ambulance before being transferred to Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. They told me that her eye was removed in an emergency operation. The doctors said this type of damage was seen for the first time. They had seen explosions, but she lost her entire eye, eye socket, everything. I think I couldn't fully comprehend that my child no longer has an eye. Our lives were suddenly destroyed."

"IT BECAME LIKE MASHED POTATOES"

The woman, who has three other children besides Ruby, stated that the doctors believe the eye damage was caused by battery acid and that her daughter’s "eyeball is like mashed potatoes." The family hopes that the eye socket will heal sufficiently within 6 weeks so that a prosthetic eye can be implanted through surgery.