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Original Research

An analysis of ocular firecracker injuries in five consecutive years during a festive season in a tertiary eye care hospital in South India

Suma ElangovanDepartment of Ophthalmology, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. R. RajalakshmiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
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V. VelayuthamV.V. Associates, Chennai, India
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D. Ranjit PrabhuNellai Eye Care Institute, Tirunelveli, India
Pages 235-240 | Received 19 Aug 2015, Accepted 07 Apr 2016, Published online: 19 May 2016

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