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Chronic corneal inflammation and scarring; Chronic or recurrent viral infections of your cornea; Open sores on your cornea, called corneal ulcers; Temporary or ...
But with Fuchs' dystrophy, the endothelial cells gradually die or do not work well, resulting in fluid buildup (edema) within the cornea. This causes corneal ...
Astigmatism occurs when the cornea or lens is curved more steeply in one direction than in another. You have corneal astigmatism if your cornea has mismatched ...
A cornea and lens with such curvature bend (refract) all incoming light to make a sharply focused image directly on the retina, at the back of your eye. A ...
In astigmatism, the cornea or lens is curved more steeply in one direction than in another. Vision is distorted or blurry at all distances. Risk factors.
He or she will then assess your cornea for swelling and stage your condition. Corneal thickness. Your doctor might use a test called corneal pachymetry to ...
Cornea transplant ... The purpose of this study is to model the relationship between corneal swelling and cell density and determine how this relationship differs ...
The cornea is important to vision because it lets light into the eye. When ... That leads to a deposit of pigment granules on tissue located at the angle where ...
With each pulse of the laser beam, a tiny amount of corneal tissue is removed. This allows your eye surgeon to flatten the curve of your cornea or make it ...
Severe cases of acanthamoeba keratitis may require a cornea transplant. If keratitis doesn't respond to medication, or if it causes permanent damage to the ...
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