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The majority of modern combat ophthalmic injuries are associated with concomitant non-ocular life-threatening injuries. Often the initial eye examination is performed in the operating room after surgical stabilization.
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Ren, R.K., Dire, D.J. (2019). Damage Control Ophthalmology: Emergency Department Considerations. In: Calvano, C., Enzenauer, R., Johnson, A. (eds) Ophthalmology in Military and Civilian Casualty Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14437-1_3
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