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Original Article

The Persian Wednesday Eve Festival “Charshanbe-Soori” Fireworks Eye Injuries: A Case Series

Mohammad-Reza Mansouri Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Seyed-Farzad Mohammadi Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Students Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Elham Hatef Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Students Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Hamed Rahbari Students Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad-Shahram Khazanehdari Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Pouya Zandi Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Sasan Moghimi Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Niloofar Piri Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Alireza Fahim Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Pages 17-24 | Received 04 Jan 2006, Accepted 14 Jun 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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