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Handheld Metal Detector Screening for Metallic Foreign Body Ingestion in Children
Published on: September 11, 2018
[Corneal foreign bodies in children].
J Stěpánková1, M Odehnal, J Malec
1Ocní Klinika Dĕtí a Dospĕlých UK, Praha. jana.stepankova@lfmotol.cuni.cz
Summary
Corneal foreign bodies (CFB) are rare in children, with no significant sex difference in occurrence. Swings are a common, preventable cause of injury in young children.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Public Health

