The Cornea

Polarized Light Studies of the Cornea I. the Isolated Cornea

Cornea

This book, with contributions by some distinguished ophthalmologists, neatly summarizes some of the recent advances in corneal diseases and their management. The opening chapter by Dua and Said, is an appropriate introduction to the book, dealing as it does with the fundamental basics of ocular health – the tear film, conjunctiva, the limbus with its reservoir of stem cells and corneal nerves. ...

Varicella of the Cornea.

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Scleroderma of the cornea.

The cornea in kwashiorkor

The resistance of the cornea to infection is lowered in Kwashiorkor. There is more morbidity of the cornea among children who have been malnourished. Thus among 1,000 well-nourished children examined, there were only 2 (0.2%) children with corneal opacity, whereas among 200 children who were being treated for Protein-Calorie Malnutrition 4 (2%) had corneal lesions. The Lowering of resistance of...