Corneal ulcer
Your cornea is the outermost layer of your eye. It is clear and shaped like a dome. The cornea helps to shield the rest of the eye from germs, dust, and other harmful matter. It also helps your eye to focus. If you wear contact lenses, they float on top of your corneas. Problems with the cornea includeRefractive errorsAllergiesInfectionsInjuriesDystrophies - conditions in which parts of the cornea lose clarity due to a buildup of cloudy materialTreatments of corneal disorders include medicines, corneal transplantation, and corneal laser surgery. NIH: National Eye Institute
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This is a case of band degeneration of cornea
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The case is adherent leucoma. The patient ,a male had a past history of corneal ulcer in childhood.
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Corneal ulcer may be bacterial, viral, fungal ,parasitic, and rarely miscellaneous causes. In the present case the cause happened to be acanthamoeba.
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The pt with smaller infiltration in cornea seen in the superior picture is the pt with corneal ulcer caused by pnemococci.
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Top doctors who continously share their opinions on Corneal ulcerDivyajyot Eye Hospital.
M.S. (Ophthalmology ).
Government Medical College, Surat.
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Eye Care & Research Centre, Kolkata for About 25 Years
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G M C Amritsar
M S ophthalmology
Florence Hospital
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