RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Perforating eye injuries caused by darts.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 511
OP 514
DO 10.1136/bjo.72.7.511
VO 72
IS 7
A1 Cole, M D
A1 Smerdon, D
YR 1988
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/7/511.abstract
AB 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.