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. 2020 Oct 25;15(4):576-578.
doi: 10.18502/jovr.v15i4.7797. eCollection 2020 Oct-Dec.

Traumatic Endothelial Corneal Rings

Hossein Mohammad-Rabei  1 , Amir A Azari  1 , Amir Arabi  1
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Traumatic Endothelial Corneal Rings

Hossein Mohammad-Rabei et al. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Multiple small epithelial defects secondary to several high-velocity projectiles. Note the central endothelial ring opacity.
Figure 2
Figure 2
At higher magnification, central healthy endothelial cells are surrounded by a well-defined ring shape opacity.
Figure 3
Figure 3
A schematic view for propagation of the force from corneal epithelial surface to the endothelial layer.
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