Nevertheless the confusion results chiefly from the desire to label these conditions on the basis of their clinical appearance alone, thus producing a variegated terminology applied to stages of the...
Fuchs’ dystrophy is a genetic condition that causes the inner layer of the cornea to degenerate, causing the cornea to swell. This gradually progresses over time and can impair vision, leading to the need for a corneal transplant. Learn More ...
The cornea is the clear, outer window of the eye. A corneal abrasion is simply a scratch in the epithelium (skin), or the thin, outer layer of the cornea. Abrasions usually heal in a short time period, sometimes within hours. Deeper or larger scratches may take up to a week. The ...
a. Diseases of the jaw or associated tissues that are not easily remediable, and will incapacitate the individual or otherwise prevent the satisfactory performance of duty. This includes temporomandibular disorders and/or myofascial pain dysfunction that is not easily corrected or has the potential for...
The cornea is the clear front window of the eye. It transmits light to the interior of the eye allowing us to see clearly. Corneal disease is a serious condition that can cause clouding, distortion, and eventually blindness. There are many types of corneal disease. The three major types ...
If conservative management fails, or your pterygium is advancing toward the center of the cornea, our surgeons may recommend a surgery known as ocular surface reconstruction. This procedure is used to remove the pterygium and replace the missing tissue with either your own or donor tissue. Up to...
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a painful sight-threatening ulceration of the cornea and is most likely associated with the improper use of contact lenses (Marciano-Cabral and Cabral, 2003). The sequence of events in Acanthamoeba keratitis involves the breakdown of the epithelial barrier, stromal invasion...
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Entire eyes are removed from the euthanized animals, slit open across the cornea and immersed in fixative (neutral formalin/ethanol/acetic acid/water 2:3:1:3) for 2 weeks as described by Roy et al., Hiroshima J. Med. Sci., 38:95-98, (1989). The eyes are then processed and embedded...