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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... 
New Artificial Cornea gives sight to Blind
New Artificial Cornea gives sight to Blind
A new artificial cornea has helped to give a sight to a man who had been blind for ten years. Norman Simpson, who badly damaged the front of his one eye in an accident, had dropped the h... 
Corneal Collagen Crosslinking Research Study
Corneal Collagen Crosslinking Research Study
A research study to study the safety and effectiveness of corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) using Riboflavin/Dextran and Hypotonic Riboflavin in patients with progressive keratoconus and c... 
Biosynthetic Corneas Restore Vision in Humans
Biosynthetic Corneas Restore Vision in Humans
Biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans, a new study from researchers in Canada and Sweden has shown. The results, from an ear... 
Researchers Find Gene Involved in Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy
Researchers Find Gene Involved in Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy
A gene likely responsible for Fuchs corneal dystrophy, an inheritable genetic disorder and leading cause of corneal transplant operations has been identified by a 13-member research team led... 
Corneal Transplant Success Rate Can be Boosted by New Treatment Approach
Corneal Transplant Success Rate Can be Boosted by New Treatment Approach
Findings from a new study suggest a new treatment approach that could improve corneal transplant success rates. Although it is already one of medicine's most successful transplant proced... 
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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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