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. 2014 Apr;70(2):192-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2013.02.007. Epub 2013 May 10.

A rare mode of golf related eye injury: Freak accidents do occur!

Avinash Mishra  1 , V K Baranwal  2 , V K Patra  3 , B Chaudhary  4
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A rare mode of golf related eye injury: Freak accidents do occur!

Avinash Mishra et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2014 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Golf-related ocular injuries; Hyphaema; Raised intraocular pressure; Vitreous haemorrhage.

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Fluorescein stain revealing corneal epithelial defect in the temporal half of the cornea.
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USG B Scan showing the vitreous haemorrhage.
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Three days post injury – The corneal epithelial defect has reduced and the hyphaema has settled down inferiorly.
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One week post injury – Mild corneal haze still persists and the hyphaema has reduced to a small clot on the nasal aspect of the anterior chamber.
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Four weeks post injury – A clear cornea with a completely resolved hyphaema: however mild traumatic mydriasis persisting.
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