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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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Unilateral visual loss following assisted forceps vaginal delivery in a Nigerian neonate
Oluyemi Fasina, Mary Ogbenyi Ugalahi, Bolutife A Olusanya
Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mary Ogbenyi Ugalahi
Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/1597-1112.179222
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Ocular injuries from assisted vaginal delivery have been reported in literature. Although retinal hemorrhages occur more frequently, severe sight-threatening injuries may also occur. We report a newborn baby with multiple ocular injuries and visual loss occurring after assisted forceps vaginal delivery. |
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