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Corneal laceration that’s seidel positive (Video)

Last updated September 2, 2007

length: 52 seconds

This video shows a cornea with a small laceration through the stroma. You can tell that the wound goes all the way into the anterior chamber as the wound is seidel positive when fleurosceine is applied.

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