Work-related open-globe injuries: Demographics and clinical characteristics

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 242-248

  Bauza, Alain M ^a   Emami, Parisa ^a   Son, Jung H ^a   Langer, Paul ^a   Zarbin, Marco ^a   Bhagat, Neelakshi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational injury; Open globe injury; Trauma; Work related

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CATARACT; CHOROID HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENUCLEATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OPEN GLOBE INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84874127865     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000209     Document Type: Article

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