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Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 1487407, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1487407
Research Article

Timing of Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Management of Gunshot Perforating Eye Injury: Observational Study

Hammouda Hamdy Ghoraba,1,2 Mohamed Amin Heikal,3 Hosam Osman Mansour,4 Haithem Mamon Abdelfattah,2,5 Emad Mohamed Elgemai,2,6 and Adel Galal Zaky7

1Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
2Magrabi Eye Hospital, Tanta, Egypt
3Benha University, Benha, Egypt
4Al-Azhar University, Domyat, Egypt
5Benha Teaching Hospital, Benha, Egypt
6Damanhour Teaching Hospital, Damanhur, Egypt
7Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom, Egypt

Received 10 June 2016; Accepted 29 August 2016

Academic Editor: Anselm G.M. Juenemann

Copyright © 2016 Hammouda Hamdy Ghoraba et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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