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 Confirmation Of Genetic Predictor For Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy: Mayo Clinic
Confirmation Of Genetic Predictor For Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy: Mayo Clinic
Confirmation that a genetic factor called a repeating trinucleotide is a strong predictor of an individual's risk of developing the eye condition Fuchs' dystrophy was given by researchers fr... 
Corneal Thickness and Early Stage Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Linked
Corneal Thickness and Early Stage Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Linked
The standard of practice for those treating Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) could be changed based on the new findings published by a national consortium of researchers. Fuchs' E... 
 Eva Joyce- UK's Youngest Corneal Transplant Patient
Eva Joyce- UK's Youngest Corneal Transplant Patient
Eva Joyce is the youngest Brit to have a corneal transplant at just two and a half weeks of age.Eva is 4-months old now. She has a rare congenital condition called Peter's anomaly, owing to ... 

Human’s Clear Sight Clarified by Cornea Gene
Human’s Clear Sight Clarified by Cornea Gene
When it comes to vision a transparent cornea is vital, it is the very reason for eye to have evolved to nourish the cornea without blood vessels. But for millions of people around the world,... 
 Corneal Disease Permanent Solution With Vitamin B
Corneal Disease Permanent Solution With Vitamin B
Patients in the United States who have the cornea-damaging disease keratoconus may soon be able to benefit from a new treatment that is already proving effective in Europe and other parts of... 
Steroids Could Help Heal Some Corneal Ulcers: Study
Steroids Could Help Heal Some Corneal Ulcers: Study
Severe cases of bacterial corneal ulcers can lead to blindness if left untreated and a UCSF study gives hope to those suffering from such problems. The use of topical corticosteroids in ... 
 New Microwave Treatment May End Cornea Transplants
New Microwave Treatment May End Cornea Transplants
A new microwave treatment could prevent hundreds of cornea patients a year needing a transplant. In a new treatment specialists are using microwave probe to heat the cornea to around 60 ... 
 Corneal Transplant Improves Vision in Kids
Corneal Transplant Improves Vision in Kids
Corneal transplant surgeries in young patients resulted in improved vision and thereby a better living, says a study. Success rates of corneal transplants in kids was also high. Dr.... 
 Single Donor Cornea Helped Two Patients
Single Donor Cornea Helped Two Patients
Good results were shown with a new surgical approach that used a single donor cornea and two patients were helped from this who had different corneal diseases. In the United States keeping p... 
 Woman's Cornea and Iris Affected by a Worm
Woman's Cornea and Iris Affected by a Worm
A worm affected a woman's cornea and the iris of her right eye, in what was reported to be an unusual case, in Bihar, India. Radha Devi, a 20 year-old patient, got operated on Saturday a... 
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A corneal ulcer is an open sore in the cornea; and tissue loss because of inflammation produces an ulcer. The ulcer can either be located in the centre of the cornea and greatly affect vision or be placed in the periphery and not affect it so much.

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