Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 888-892 , May 2008

Ocular Findings in Patients With Orbitozygomatic Complex Fractures: A Retrospective Study

  • Conor Barry, MB, BDentSc, MFD

      Affiliations

    • Senior House Officer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Limerick Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland.
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  • Margaret Coyle, BDentSc, MFD

      Affiliations

    • Senior House Officer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Limerick Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland.
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  • Zubair Idrees, MB, FRCSI

      Affiliations

    • Registrar, Department of Ophthalmology, Limerick Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland.
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  • Marie Hickey Dwyer, MB, FRCSI

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, Limerick Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland.
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  • Gerard Kearns, FDS, FFD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Limerick Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kearns: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Limerick Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland

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PII: S0278-2391(08)00051-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.01.005

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 888-892 , May 2008

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