Medical articles of Cornea

Corneal neuropathic pain (CNP), sometimes referred to as corneal neuralgia or neuropathic corneal pain, is a complex cause of persistent ocular pain. One of its defining clinical challenges is that sy...

DMEK (descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty) is a state-of-the-art partial-thickness corneal transplant procedure that replaces only the eye’s damaged Descemet membrane and endothelium (the inner...

Cornea guttae can potentially lead to significant vision issues such as a significant reduction in vision. Here to provide a detailed and expert explanation about the nature of why they come together ...

Patients with a scratched eye make up around 10% of all new visits to the ophthalmic emergency care, and although it’s a minor injury, it can cause significant discomfort. Mr Radwan Almousa, one of ou...

LASIK and SMILE are common procedures to fix short-sightedness, both using a highly focused laser light to make small incicsions in your eye to reshape your corneal tissue. Mr Matthew Edwards, an opht...

Corneal ulcers are painful sores that develop on the cornea (the transparent layer on the front of the eye that covers the pupil, iris and anterior chamber). Professor Parwez Hossain, a leading ophtha...

We're raising awareness for World Keratoconus Day! Expert Vincenzo Maurino explains the keratoconus signs to watch out for, and how KC can be treated.

Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy is an ophthalmological condition which mostly affects women over forty who have a family history of the illness.