Slide 1 Viral keratitis An infection of the cornea that may involve either the epithelium or stroma, Common cause: Herpes simplex type I and varicella zoster viruses.…
Disorders of the Eye Chapter 9 Medical Considerations RED EYE (NON-VISION-THREATENING DISORDERS) Subconjunctival hemorrhage Conjunctivitis Blepharitis Keratitis Dry eye Pterygium/pingueculum…
Viruses are sub-microscopic obligatory intracellular parasites consisting either of DNA or RNA and a protein coat. They lack both the cell wall and the cell membrane and…
CORNEAL ULCERS Corneal ulcer, , is an inflammatory or more seriously, infective condition of the cornea involving disruption of its epithelial layer with involvement…
1. It is sight-threateningsight-threatening condition and frequently presents as an ocularocular emergency.emergency. Bacterial keratitis rarely occurs in therarely…