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Protrusion of the globe, lid hematoma, dense corneal edema and ocular hypotonia by ultrasound caused considerable difficulties in examining the ocular and adnexal structures of a newborn infant after forceps delivery. Standardized A-scan echography proved to be decisive for diagnosis.
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Frieling, E., Stanowsky, A. (1993). Standardized A-scan examination of the eye and orbit in a newborn child after forceps delivery. In: Till, P. (eds) Ophthalmic Echography 13. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1846-0_18
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