The risk of sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration for penetrating eye injuries at Groote Schuur Hospital

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-63

  Du Toit, N ^a   Motala, M I ^b   Richards, J ^b   Murray, A D N ^b   Maitra, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENUCLEATION; EVISCERATION; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL ACUITY; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EYE EVISCERATION; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIA, SYMPATHETIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38349116817     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.120600     Document Type: Article

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