Effect of cortisone upon the vascularization which follows corneal burns. 1. Heat burns.

THE purpose of this investigation was to ascertain, primarily from the clinical point of view, whether the vascularization and scarring which follow ocular burns can be inhibited by cortisone, and, if so, whether the use of this drug for this purpose is justified in clinical practice. The experiments reported apply to burns caused by heat; it is proposed to carry out a further series on burns caused by chemicals. Similar investigations were carried out by Jones and Meyer (1950), who found that cortisone caused an inhibition of vascularization after chemical injury to the cornea.