Aetiology and outcome of open and closed globe eye injuries in children

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 427-434

  Kadappu, Subhashini ^a   Silveira, Sue ^a   Martin, Frank ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Closed globe; Eye; Injury; Open globe

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENS DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE INJURIES; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84883281177     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ceo.12034     Document Type: Article

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