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18 year old man with decrease in vision OD after being struck with a tree branch
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 1998
Volume 4, Number 24
November 2, 1998
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Peter A. D. Rubin, MD | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Jerry K. Popham, MD | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Kenneth Graham, MD | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA



History
18-year-old man was referred FROM a local hospital after being struck in the right eye with a tree branch while running through bushes in the dark. He reports pulling out a branch FROM the right orbit and noting a decrease in vision OD. He denies systemic or neurological complaints.

POHx: negative
PMHx: asthma
Meds: Ventolin inhaler
SHx: Non-contributory
FHx: Non-contributory
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