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A clinician teams up with basic scientists to learn how toxic RNA short-circuits corneal cells. The eye's outermost tissue, the cornea, is a bit more ...
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 ...
Astigmatism occurs when either the front surface of the eye (cornea) or the lens inside the eye has mismatched curves. ... You have corneal astigmatism if your ...
Provide improved vision in people with irregular corneal surfaces, as in keratoconus and corneal scarring. Lenses can be customized for each person. Mayo ...
A new method of classifying Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) severity employs Scheimpflug tomography for preoperative assessment of corneas for ...
Corneal abrasion (scratch): First aid; Corneal herpes infection. Corneal ... Keratitis — which is inflammation of the cornea. Orbital cellulitis — which ...
Corneal ectasia. Corneal ectasia, a condition in which the cornea is too thin and weak, is one of the more-serious complications. The weakened cornea tissue ...
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.
Hypertonic sodium chloride eye ointment and eye drops are used to draw water out of a swollen cornea. The extra water in the cornea can cause your vision to be ...
Preoperative evaluation · Biometry. · Corneal tomography provides a 3D map of the cornea and assesses imperfections of the cornea's curvature, called astigmatism.
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