TRACHOMA • At one time known as Egyptian Ophthalmia, endemic in middle east during prehistoric period, spread far and wide in Europe by French army during Napoleonic wars.…

1.THE LACRIMAL APPARATUS Lacrimal gland secrets tears into the upper fornix of the conjunctival sac which are spread over the surface of the cornea as a tear film by blinking…

1. -K.MOHAN RAM 2. Conjunctiva Thin, transparent, mucous membrane lining the posterior aspect of eye lid & anterior aspect of eye ball Latin : conjoin – to join ( it…

The second lecture Corneal Degenerations: Arcus Senilis: It is an age-related hazy grey line of fatty degeneration which encircles the cornea just inside the limbus, no treatment…

1. OCULAR LYMPHOMA 2. Lymphoid tumors represent ~10% of biopsy-proven orbital disorders Lymphatic tissues do not exist in orbit. Point of dispute Orbit contains…

Slide 1Pulsed Intravenous Methylprednisolone For Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (MMP): A Pilot Randomised Clinical Trial VPJ Saw 1, JKG Dart 1, C Bunce 1, S Hau 1, S Rauz 2,…

Slide 1 Dr. Mohammad Akkawe Slide 2  The lacrimal glands are paired almond- shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.  They…

Dr. Yasser Al-Faky M.D., M.Sc (Ophth.), FRCS EMBRYOLOGY OF THE EYE This highly specialized sensory organ is derived from neural ectoderm, mesoderm and surface ectoderm. The…

Dr. Yasser Al-Fakey M.D., M.Sc (Ophth.), FRCS EMBRYOLOGY OF THE EYE This highly specialized sensory organ is derived from neural ectoderm, mesoderm and surface ectoderm.…

1. CONJUCTIVAL GLANDS • There are mainly three types of glands. They are :- (i) Mucin secretory glands (ii) Acessory lacrimal glands 2. THE MUCIN GLAND • Globlet cells…