Airbag-induced eye injuries: Experiments with in situ cadaver eyes

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 33, Issue , 1997, Pages 106-111

  Duma, Stefan M ^a   Kress, Tyler A ^b   Porta, David J ^c   Simmons, Rodney J ^d   Alexander, Cherie L ^b   Woods, Charles D ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Airbag; Automobile safety; Biomechanics; Cadaver; Eye; Injury; Ocular

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; RETINA DETACHMENT;

AIR BAGS; BIOMECHANICS; EYE INJURIES; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS;

EID: 0031431822     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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