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Scanning energy dispersive X‐ray analysis of intraocular foreign material
Author(s) -
Weiner John M.,
Carroll Nanette,
Finkelstein Ernest
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136076.x
Subject(s) - foreign bodies , lens (geology) , optics , optometry , ophthalmology , materials science , medicine , physics , surgery
Energy dispersive X‐ray analysis is recognized as a most useful technique in research. Its diagnostic applications are being rapidly developed. We describe a case of corneal, lenticular and retinal damage in an eye without a documented history of trauma. Scannigenergy dispersive X‐ray analysis of foreign material in the lens helped to elucidate the probable cause of the injury. The medico‐legal implications of this case are briefly discussed.