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Keratitis

Keratitis is an inflammatory disease of the cornea, caused either by trauma from contact lenses, a foreign body in the eye, too intense light, lack of vitamin A, insufficient moisturising of the…

Keratoconus

A cone-shaped bulge of the cornea, usually occurring at puberty. It is a thinning of the centre of the cornea and the beginning of myopia and irregular astigmatism due to abnormal curvature of…

Keratopathy

This is a sensitive allergic reaction. Keratopathy can come in the following forms: Thiomersal – caused by preservatives (haptens) in solutions for storage of contact lenses…