Angle recession in fireworks-related blunt eye injuries with hyphaema

Asian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 62-65

  Rahimi, Froozeh ^a   Mohammadi, Seyed Farzad ^a   Hashemian, Mohammad Naser ^a   Hatef, Elham ^a   Rahbari, Hamed ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Charshanbe soori fireworks; Contusions; Eye injuries; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEAPON;

EID: 33745380715     PISSN: 15602133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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