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The exposed position of the eye makes it very susceptible to injury. While the bony orbital margin provides some protection from blunt injury by large objects, the lids are not an effective barrier to small sharp objects.
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© 1982 M. G. Glasspool
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Glasspool, M.G. (1982). Trauma to the Eye Part I. In: Atlas of Ophthalmology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7259-2_9
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