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Damage Control Ophthalmology: Emergency Department Considerations

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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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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center – San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Ronnie K. Ren

  2. U.S. Army, Office of the Surgeon General, Falls Church, VA, USA

    Daniel J. Dire

  3. Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center – San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Daniel J. Dire

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  1. Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Reserve San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Christopher J. Calvano

  2. Brigadier General, US Army Retired Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA

    Robert W. Enzenauer

  3. Colonel, US Army Retired Ophthalmology Service, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, TX, USA

    Anthony J. Johnson

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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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