Retinal injuries from a handheld laser pointer

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1089-1091

  Wyrsch, Stefan ^a   Baenninger, Philipp B ^a   Schmid, Martin K ^a  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANIBIZUMAB;

ADOLESCENT; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; EQUIPMENT; EYE EXAMINATION; HANDHELD LASER POINTER; HUMAN; LASER; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77956533408     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1005818     Document Type: Letter

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