American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 1 , Pages 37-44.e2 , January 2010

Airsoft Gun–Related Ocular Injuries: Novel Findings, Ballistics Investigation, and Histopathologic Study

,Accepted 12 August 2009.

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PII: S0002-9394(09)00575-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.08.013

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 1 , Pages 37-44.e2 , January 2010

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