Cataract, Traumatic: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

traumatic cataract, traumatic cataracts, ocular trauma, blunt trauma, vision loss, visual deficit

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Robert H Graham, MD, Senior Associate Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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