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Corneal Epithelium - Articles
Health Tip: Signs of Corneal Damage
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Medline Plus
Posted
Mon 08 Nov 2010 4:00am
Here are common symptoms
By Diana Kohnle
Monday, November 8, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- The cornea is the transparent film that covers the front of the eye, helping to focus on the retina what you see.
Injuries to the cornea are common. The University of Maryland Medical Center ...
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Eye Condition May Alter Corneal Transplant Results
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HealthFinder
Posted
Thu 01 Jul 2010 10:00am
News) -- Corneal transplant rejection is more likely to occur in people who have abnormal vessel growth in their eyes before undergoing the surgery, a team of German and British... to control such problematic growth are currently under study.
"The presence of corneal neovascularization before surgery makes it about 30 percent more likely that the transplant
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Great teaching video: Corneal FB removal
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Tue 30 Mar 2010 3:00am
Patients often come into the ED for eye pain. One of my favorite procedures is removal of a small foreign body embedded in the cornea. There is a great instructional video on removing such foreign bodies and the use of a ophthalmic burr on removing rust rings.
The video recommends using either a 30-gauge or 18-gauge needle. I prefer the le ...
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