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The Vitreous in Ocular Trauma

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The Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface

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The purpose of this chapter is to describe the role of the vitreous in different types of mechanical trauma to the eyeball and the vitreous changes associated with these injuries.

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  1. F. I. Tolentino
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  1. Eye Research Institute, Retina Associates, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Charles L. Schepens M.D. (Senior Scientist and President. Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus) (Senior Scientist and President. Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Charles L. Schepens M.D. (Senior Scientist and President. Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus) (Senior Scientist and President. Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus)

  3. Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Antwerp Medical School, Antwerp, Belgium

    Adolphe Neetens M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Chairman, Dean of the University Hospital) (Professor and Chairman, Dean of the University Hospital)

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Tolentino, F.I. (1987). The Vitreous in Ocular Trauma. In: Schepens, C.L., Neetens, A. (eds) The Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1901-7_12

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