Neurotrophic Keratitis: Staging a Disease That Hurts the Cornea More Than the Patient
Neurotrophic keratitis is corneal disease caused by impaired corneal innervation, and one of its...
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Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Versus Keratoconus: Two Ectasias, Two Different Ablation Maps
Pellucid marginal degeneration is a peripheral corneal thinning disorder that is often grouped...
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Posterior Scleritis: Imaging the Pain That the External Eye Does Not Explain
Posterior scleritis is one of the more commonly missed causes of unexplained ocular pain,...
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Necrotizing Scleritis: Why Immunosuppression, Not Just Steroids, Is the Treatment
Necrotizing scleritis is the most severe and destructive form of scleral inflammation, capable of...
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Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis and the Shield Ulcer: A Sight-Threatening Complication of Itching
Atopic keratoconjunctivitis is a chronic, bilateral allergic ocular surface disease occurring in...
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Corneal Melt in Collagen Vascular Disease: A Cornea Reflecting a Systemic Storm
A corneal melt occurring in the context of an underlying collagen vascular disease is one of the...
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Contact Lens-Related Microbial Keratitis: The Risk Factors That Matter Most
Contact lens-related microbial keratitis is the most serious complication of contact lens wear,...
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Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy: What the Genetics Tell Us About a Common Disease
Fuchs endothelial dystrophy is the most common primary corneal endothelial disease, typically...
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Corneal Endothelial Decompensation: Managing a Layer That Cannot Repair Itself
Corneal endothelial decompensation occurs when the single layer of endothelial cells lining the...
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Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome: Breaking the Cycle of Nighttime Pain
Recurrent corneal erosion syndrome produces sudden, sharp eye pain on waking, night after night or...
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Band Keratopathy: When and How to Chelate the Calcium Away
Band keratopathy deposits calcium in a horizontal band across the interpalpebral corneal surface,...
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Uveitic Glaucoma: When Two Problems Are Feeding Each Other
Uveitic glaucoma is elevated intraocular pressure occurring in the setting of intraocular...
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