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Ocular injuries from liquid golf ball cores.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Lucas, DR; Dunham, AC; Lee, WR; Weir, W; Wilkinson, FC
Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology
November 1976

Tissue removed from nine new cases from 18 hours to 20 weeks after injury by a golf ball contained crystalline and other foreign material to which there was a mild inflammatory reaction followed by macrophagic activity and fibrosis. Optical and electron probe analysis showed that the crystalline material was crushed barytes containing small quantities of muscovite as is typical in natural deposits. The centres of several golf balls were shown to contain essentially identical material. By contrast with previous reports, no zinc sulphide was found. The form and frequent location of the deposits in the conjunctiva as compared with cornea and eyelid is related to the structure of these tissues.

Published In

The British journal of ophthalmology

ISSN

0007-1161

Publication Date

November 1976

Volume

60

Issue

11

Start / End Page

740 / 747

Location

england

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Golf
  • Female
  • Eye Injuries
  • Eye Foreign Bodies
  • Conjunctiva
  • Child
 

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Lucas, D. R., Dunham, A. C., Lee, W. R., Weir, W., & Wilkinson, F. C. (1976). Ocular injuries from liquid golf ball cores. The British Journal of Ophthalmology, 60(11), 740–747.
Lucas, D. R., A. C. Dunham, W. R. Lee, W. Weir, and F. C. Wilkinson. “Ocular injuries from liquid golf ball cores.The British Journal of Ophthalmology 60, no. 11 (November 1976): 740–47.
Lucas DR, Dunham AC, Lee WR, Weir W, Wilkinson FC. Ocular injuries from liquid golf ball cores. The British journal of ophthalmology. 1976 Nov;60(11):740–7.
Lucas, D. R., et al. “Ocular injuries from liquid golf ball cores.The British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 60, no. 11, Nov. 1976, pp. 740–47.
Lucas DR, Dunham AC, Lee WR, Weir W, Wilkinson FC. Ocular injuries from liquid golf ball cores. The British journal of ophthalmology. 1976 Nov;60(11):740–747.

Published In

The British journal of ophthalmology

ISSN

0007-1161

Publication Date

November 1976

Volume

60

Issue

11

Start / End Page

740 / 747

Location

england

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Golf
  • Female
  • Eye Injuries
  • Eye Foreign Bodies
  • Conjunctiva
  • Child