Eye injuries due to tractor wheel explosion: Report of two cases

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 747-749

  Levy, Jaime ^a   Kratz, Assaf ^a   Lifshitz, Tova ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Explosion; Eye safety; Globe rupture; Inflation; Ocular injury; Wheels

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENUCLEATION; EXPERIENCE; EXPLOSION; EYE INJURY; FACE INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; RARE DISEASE;

EID: 30344443625     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80093-6     Document Type: Article

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