Another Risk From Cigarette Smoking: Corneal Burn
A 21-year-old male presented with corneal injury in his left eye after one of his friends had moved his arm backwards and accidentally hit his eye with the lit end of a cigarette. Slit lamp examination revealed epithelial defect and significant stromal edema at the superior temporal quadrant of th...
Main Authors: | Volkan Hürmeriç, Osman Melih Ceylan, Fazıl Cüneyt Erdurman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2012-12-01
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Series: | Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi |
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Online Access: | http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_2216/Another-Risk-From-Cigarette-Smoking-Corneal-Burn |
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