Accidental self-inflicted optic nerve head avulsion

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 646-678

  Anand, S ^a   Harvey, R ^a   Sandramouli, S ^a  

^a Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AVULSION INJURY; BOXING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUPIL DISEASE; RETINA EDEMA; SLIT LAMP; THUMB; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0042168857     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700449     Document Type: Letter

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