Ocular chemical injuries and their management

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 83-86

  Singh, Parul ^a   Tyagi, Manoj ^a   Kumar, Yogesh ^a   Gupta, K ^a   Sharma, P ^a  

^a VCSG Government Medical Sciences and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Acid; alkali; chemical burns; eye; injury; ocular; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884337625     PISSN: 0974620X     EISSN: 09747842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.116624     Document Type: Review

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