Tear in the trabecular meshwork caused by an airsoft gun

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 656-657

  Endo, Shinichiro ^a,b,c   Ishida, Nobuo ^a   Yamaguchi, Tatsuo ^b  

^a 10 1 St Luke's International Hospital ^*  (Japan)

^b ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Ishida Eye Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CASE REPORT; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA INJURY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHILD; EYE INJURIES; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0035015575     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00877-1     Document Type: Article

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