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The Physician and Sportsmedicine Volume 25, 1997 - Issue 2
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Assessment and Management of Ocular Foreign Bodies

Michael Easterbrook Dr Easterbrook is an associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Toronto, chief of the department of ophthalmology at Wellesley-Central Hospital in Toronto, a senior staff member at Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals, a consultant at the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital in Toronto and Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, and eye surgeon for the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. He is also a consultant ophthalmologist for the Toronto Raptors basketball team and to several North American racket sports associations, and is an editorial board member of THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE.
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Richard H. Johnston Dr Johnston is chief resident in the department of ophthalmology at the University of Toronto.
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Michael J. Howcroft Dr Howcroft is a vitreoretinal surgeon, a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Toronto, and chief of the department of ophthalmology at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
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Warren B. Howe Dr Howe is a team physician at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and an editorial board member of THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE.
, MD (Emergencies Series Editor)
Pages 76-87 | Published online: 19 Jun 2015

References

  • Thompson JT, Parver LM, Enger CL, et al: Infectious endophthalmitis after penetrating injuries with retained intraocular foreign bodies. National Eye Trauma System. Ophthalmology 1993; 100(10):1468–1474
  • Howcroft MJ, Shea M: Management of posterior-segment foreign bodies. Can J Ophthalmol 1982; 17 (6):255–261
  • Vinger, P: The eye and sports medicine, in Tasman W, Jaeger E, Parks MM, et al (eds): Duane's Clinical Ophthalmology, Philadelphia, JB lippincott Co, 1994 Update, pp 1–94

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