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Penetrating wound of the orbit: a 31-year follow-up
The British Journal of Ophthalmology
|August 1, 1977
Abstract:
The case is described of a man who at the age of 17 suffered accidental penetration of his right orbit by a rod and spring from a machine gun. Operation was successful, and follow-up 31 years later showed normal vision at 20/20 in both eyes.

