Cornea erosion
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Description:
The erosion of a cornea represents disturbance of integrity of its epithelium.
Cornea Erosion symptoms:
The surface of a cornea gets a dim shade and becomes uneven, rough. The size of an erosion is defined after introduction by 1% of solution of fluorescein of sodium in a conjunctival sac.
The photophobia, dacryagogue and nictitating spasm belong to clinical displays of an erosion of a cornea feeling of a foreign body in an eye. Besides, the pericorneal injection of vessels of a conjunctiva is characteristic.
Cornea Erosion reasons:
Disturbance of integrity of an epithelium of a cornea is possible as a result of influence of mechanical, chemical or toxic factors, and also after hypostasis, an inflammation and degenerative processes in a cornea.
Treatment of the Erosion of a cornea:
The diagnosis of an erosion of a cornea is established at survey on a slit lamp in side lighting and does not represent difficulties. For specification of the diagnosis use coloring of an epithelium of a cornea of 1-2% fluorescein solution.
