Eye injuries and tasers

Hoskin, Annette K; Mackey, David A

doi:10.5694/mja14.00256

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To the Editor: Taser (TASER International) injuries have been topical in the news media. This provides an important reminder of the possible traumatic sequelae associated with the use of electronic control devices.

Lions Eye Institute, Perth, WA.

Correspondence: annettehoskin@lei.org.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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