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The interest of this book’s author in ocular traumatology was established on his very first day of residency. A young man with a fresh IOFB presented to the emergency service. The object entered the eye through the sclera and, causing neither lens damage nor vitreous hemorrhage, came to rest on the retinal surface. The visual acuity remained 20/20.
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Kuhn, F., Pieramici, D. (2008). Myths and Truths in Ocular Traumatology. In: Ocular Traumatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33825-3_6
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