Corneal ulcer, also called keratitis, is an inflammatory or, more seriously, infective condition of the cornea involving disruption of its epithelial...
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A corneal ulcer, or ulcerative keratitis, is an inflammatory condition of the cornea involving loss of its outer layer. It is very common in dogs and...
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nonhealing ulcer with hard indurated base and inelastic margins Corneal ulcer, an inflammatory or infective condition of the cornea Mouth ulcer, an open...
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fluorescein dye has been applied. More significant injuries like a corneal ulcer, globe rupture, recurrent erosion syndrome, and a foreign body within...
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occurs in healing of a large sloughed corneal ulcer, it is called a corneoiridic scar. Corneal facet: corneal surface depressed at the site of healing...
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Keratitis (redirect from Corneal inflammation)
corneal ulcers. Other risk factors for corneal ulcer formation include contact lens use, keratitis in the setting of eye trauma, underlying corneal disease...
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Herpes simplex keratitis (redirect from Herpetic corneal infection)
corneal endothelial layer) is the cause of disciform keratitis. Metaherpetic ulcer : is not due to live virus, results from inability of the corneal surface...
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Astigmatism (redirect from Corneal astigmatism)
with corneal astigmatism. A follow-up study in 2013 on the European population, however, found no variant significantly associated with corneal astigmatism...
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conjunctivitis Corneal abrasion Corneal dystrophy Corneal ulcer Disruption of the corneal epithelium, such as that caused by a corneal foreign body or...
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Contact lens (redirect from Corneal neutralization)
keratopathy, dry eyes, corneal abrasions and erosion, keratitis, corneal edema, descemetocele, corneal ectasia, Mooren's ulcer, anterior corneal dystrophy, and...
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can be sterile (in bacterial corneal ulcer) or not sterile (fungal corneal ulcer). Hypopyon can be present in a corneal ulcer. It can occur as a result of...
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Staphyloma (section Anterior (corneal) staphyloma)
iris) which results after total sloughing of cornea in sloughening corneal ulcer with iris plastered behind; the pseudocornea, being too weak to resist...
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Orthokeratology (redirect from Corneal refractive therapy)
developed corneal ulcers when fit with Paragon CRT contact lenses, which were worn nightly. Each patient presented with a bacterial corneal ulcer after wearing...
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Fuchs' dystrophy (redirect from Fuchs corneal dystrophy)
referred to as Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED), is a slowly progressing corneal dystrophy that usually affects...
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Red eye (medicine) (section Corneal abnormalities)
inflammatory cells, hazy, usually from corneal edema, or they may be localized in the case of corneal ulcer or keratitis. Corneal epithelial disruptions may be...
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swollen eyelid), chronic pink eye (conjunctivitis), keratitis, and corneal ulcer or irritation. The lids may become red and may have ulcerate, non-healing...
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as seasonal corneal ulcer, Albury-Wodonga syndrome, harvester's eye, or harvester's keratitis) refers to a seasonal epidemic of corneal ulceration which...
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different terms including: snow blindness, arc eye, welder's flash, bake eyes, corneal flash burns, flash burns, niphablepsia, or keratoconjunctivitis photoelectrica...
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diseases of the eye, including: Cataract Conjunctivitis Corneal injury such as corneal ulcer or corneal swelling Diabetic retinopathy Fuchs' dystrophy Keratoconus...
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Corneal neovascularization (CNV) is the in-growth of new blood vessels from the pericorneal plexus into avascular corneal tissue as a result of oxygen...
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71–87. Lee, Ji-Eun. "Corneal tattooing to mask subsequent opacification after amniotic membrane grafting for stromal corneal ulcer." Acta Ophthalmologica...
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Corneal dystrophy is a group of rare hereditary disorders characterised by bilateral abnormal deposition of substances in the transparent front part of...
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cases of exposure keratopathy. If corneal ulcer is detected, it may be treated medically with antibiotics. If corneal perforation has occurred, immediate...
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recurrent corneal erosion are acquired. There is often a history of recent corneal injury (corneal abrasion or ulcer), but also may be due to corneal dystrophy...
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Arcus senilis (redirect from Corneal arcus)
senilis (AS), also known as gerontoxon, arcus lipoides, arcus corneae, corneal arcus, arcus adiposus, or arcus cornealis, are rings in the peripheral...
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Epithelium Corneal abrasion Corneal erosion Contact lens acute red eye (CLARE) Corneal epithelial infiltrates Keratitis Corneal ulcer Corneal stroma Corneal neovascularisation...
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in terms of visual function and lead to complications such as glaucoma, corneal staining, optic atrophy, or vision loss. Rebleeding occurs in 4–35% of...
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Exposure Photokeratitis Corneal ulcer Thygeson's superficial punctate keratopathy Corneal dystrophy Fuchs' Meesmann Corneal ectasia Keratoconus Pellucid...
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Keratoconus (section Corneal transplant)
child who has keratoconus have 15 to 67 times higher risk in developing corneal ectasia compared to patients with no affected relatives. Proposed environmental...
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