Acta Med. 2017, 60: 160-162

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.13

Severe Self-Inflicted Acute Ocular Siderosis Caused by an Iron Tablet in the Conjunctival Fornix

Ioannis Asproudis, Paraskevas Zafeiropoulos, Andreas Katsanos, Christos Kolettis

Ophthalmology Clinic of the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Received August 13, 2017
Accepted January 25, 2018

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