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Incidence and visual outcome of endophthalmitis associated with intraocular foreign bodies.

Imtiaz A IA Chaudhry, Farrukh A FA Shamsi, Essam E Al-Harthi, Abdulwahab A Al-Theeb, Elsanusi E Elzaridi, and Fenwick C FC Riley

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 246(2):181-6 (2008) PMID 17468878 PMCID 2206251

To determine the risk factors and visual outcome of endophthalmitis associated with traumatic intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal and its allied management.

DOI: 10.1007/s00417-007-0586-5
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