Perforating eye injuries caused by darts.
Open Access
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 72 (7), 511-514
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.72.7.511
Abstract
We have reviewed 19 patients with dart-induced perforating eye injuries. Fourteen of the injuries were in childhood. A poor visual outcome was common, not only from the injury directly but also from irreversible amblyopia or endophthalmitis. Preventive measures are considered.Keywords
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