Review of Bottle Cap Eye Injuries at Federal Medical Centre, Asaba
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Background: Bottle cap injuries are an important cause of unilateral injury and blindness.1,2 Flying bottle caps have been implicated in a majority of cases as against bottle explosions.3 In Nigeria Coca-cola® bottles account for 50-100% of such injuries, followed closely by beer bottles.3,4
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