Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
An 11-year-old boy was involved in an injury with a fish-hook to his eye. The hook had impaled itself to the cornea and deeper structures. There was associated corneal edema and hyphema, making visualization difficult. In this case, we performed the unusual "cut-it-out" technique to remove...
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doaj-b6a3e8c5ad5a46cd9b75854539345dff2020-11-24T23:14:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock0974-27002013-01-016429329510.4103/0974-2700.120384Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injurySyed Shoeb AhmadChiang Wai SengShuaibah Abdul GhaniJane F LeeAn 11-year-old boy was involved in an injury with a fish-hook to his eye. The hook had impaled itself to the cornea and deeper structures. There was associated corneal edema and hyphema, making visualization difficult. In this case, we performed the unusual "cut-it-out" technique to remove the hook from the eye.http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2013;volume=6;issue=4;spage=293;epage=295;aulast=AhmadEye injuryfish-hook injuriestrauma |
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Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury |
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Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury |
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Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury |
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Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury |
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Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury |
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cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock |
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0974-2700 |
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2013-01-01 |
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An 11-year-old boy was involved in an injury with a fish-hook to his eye. The hook had impaled itself to the cornea and deeper structures. There was associated corneal edema and hyphema, making visualization difficult. In this case, we performed the unusual "cut-it-out" technique to remove the hook from the eye. |
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Eye injury fish-hook injuries trauma |
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http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2013;volume=6;issue=4;spage=293;epage=295;aulast=Ahmad |
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