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Tarantula Hairs as Corneal Foreign Bodies

PURPOSE: To report a case of tarantula hairs found in the cornea and discuss treatment. CASE REPORT: A 16-year-old male presented with a 6-week history of right ocular irritation that began after letting his pet tarantula crawl on his face. Slit-lamp examination of the right eye revealed the presenc...

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Autores principales: Stagg, Brian C., Ambati, Balamurali K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3220910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22125534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000333105