Burns, Ocular: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Keywords

eye burns, ocular burns, sclera burns, conjunctiva burns, cornea burns, eyelid burns, conjunctival burns, scleral burns, corneal burns, chemical burns to the eye, ocular injury

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Cheri N Melsaether, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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