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The eyes occupy 0.1% of the total and 0.27% of the anterior surface of the body; vision is the most important sense which magnifies the significance of an ocular injury. Visual loss is likely to lead to loss of career, major lifestyle changes, and disfigurement. Unlike in peacetime where unilateral injuries are the rule, ocular war injuries are bilateral in 15–25% of cases.1,2

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  1. Vitreoretinal Surgery Service, Ophthalmology, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Research Park, Birmingham, UK

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  1. Dept. Surgery, Div. Traumatology &, University of Pennsylvania Medical Ctr., Spruce St. 3400, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Adam J. Brooks

  2. , Academic Department of Military Surgery, Frimley Park Foundation Trust, Surrey, GU16 7UJ, United Kingdom

    Jon Clasper

  3. Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Institute of Research & Development, Acad. Dept. of Military Surgery & Trauma, Vincent Drive, Birmingham, B15 2SQ, United Kingdom

    Mark Midwinter

  4. Birmingham Research Park, Acad. Dept. of Military Emergency Med., Vincent Drive, Birmingham, B15 2SQ, United Kingdom

    Timothy J. Hodgetts

  5. Inst. Research & Development, Dept. Military Anaesthesia, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2SQ, United Kingdom

    Peter F. Mahoney

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Scott, R.A.H. (2011). Eyes. In: Brooks, A., Clasper, J., Midwinter, M., Hodgetts, T., Mahoney, P. (eds) Ryan's Ballistic Trauma. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-124-8_26

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