Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Corneal transplantation began with lamellar keratoplasty, then moved to penetrating keratoplasty, and it has now ...

OSN Cornea/External Disease Board Member Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, and a panel of experts examined a series of unusual ...

Corneal abrasion is a common eye injury characterized by a scratch or scrape on the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye. This condition can cause significant discomfort and may lead to ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Corneal infiltrates and ulcers are commonly seen in clinical practice. Most are mild and can be successfully managed empirically using frequent broad-spectrum topical antibiotics without obtaining ...

A 10-year-old boy of Afro-Caribbean descent presented in September 2003 with a 6-week history of a painful left eye with epiphora, which was not responding to chloramphenicol drops commenced by the ...

The cornea is a thin, transparent dome that covers your eye’s iris and pupil. A minor scratch of the cornea is called a corneal abrasion. Most corneal abrasions are minor and heal quickly. The iris is ...

Philadelphia, September 29, 2021 – Corneal defects often heal themselves, but serious injuries that are left untreated can result in inflammation, infection, ulceration and even blindness. A new study ...

When an injury or disease damages your cornea, a corneal transplant may be able to restore or dramatically improve your vision. A corneal transplant is an outpatient procedure. Most corneal ...

Researchers estimate that more than 10 million people worldwide live with corneal blindness caused by disease or injury to the eye’s cornea. Unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a type of ...

Corneal dystrophies are a group of rare, genetic diseases that affect the cornea, the front part of your eye. There are more than 20 types, each with different symptoms. All cause a buildup of foreign ...

A corneal transplant is a routine surgical procedure that replaces a damaged cornea with a healthy one from a donor. The cornea is the thin, transparent membrane that sits in front of the iris and ...