Corneal ulcer
Corneal ulcer, or ulcerative keratitis, is an inflammatory or more seriously, infective condition of the cornea involving disruption of its epithelial layer with involvement of the corneal stroma. It is a common condition in humans particularly in the tropics and the agrarian societies. In developing countries, children afflicted by Vitamin A deficiency are at high risk for corneal ulcer and may become blind in both eyes, which may persist lifelong. In ophthalmology, a corneal ulcer usually refers to having an infectious etiology while the term corneal abrasion refers more to physical abrasions.
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- Center thickness
- Chelation
- Choroid
- Ciliary body
- Coloboma of the iris
- Conjunction
- Conjunctiva
- Conjunctival hyperemia
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- Contactology
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- Contraindication
- Cornea
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- Corneal dystrophy
- Corneal edema
- Corneal endothelium
- Corneal erosion
- Corneal foreign body
- Corneal permeability
- Corneal ulcer
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