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| Issue : 2 | Page : 84-88 |
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Ocular injuries: Another example of the heavy prize of terrorism
Funmilayo Jane Oyediji, Ojo Perpetua Odugbo, George Amaechi Obikili
Department of Ophthalmology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Funmilayo Jane Oyediji
Department of Ophthalmology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 2076, Jos Plateau
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/0189-9171.195204
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Injuries to the face and ocular structures could occur at the war front not only to the enemies, but also to unsuspecting friends of the security agents. We report here a case of ocular injury involving an air force personnel (lance corporal) who was mistakenly hit on the face by the back blast of a rocket-propelled grenade shot by a colleague without prior warning resulting in varying degrees of ocular injuries. |
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