Pathology of the Cornea

Hillary C. Stiefel; Daniel M. Albert; Tatyana Milman

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42634-7_129

Pathology of the Cornea

Hillary C. Stiefel, Daniel M. Albert, Tatyana Milman

Ophthalmology

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This chapter provides an overview of corneal pathology. In addition to reviewing the histologic features of the normal cornea, the following categories of corneal pathology are covered: (1) congenital and developmental anomalies, (2) dystrophies, (3) degenerations and ectatic disorders, (4) inflammation and infections, (5) injuries and wound healing, (6) systemic metabolic diseases, (7) pigmentations, and (8) tumors.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology
Subtitle of host publication	Fourth Edition
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	6045-6082
Number of pages	38
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030426347
ISBN (Print)	9783030426330
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42634-7_129
State	Published - Jan 1 2022

Keywords

Cornea
Corneal degeneration
Corneal dystrophy
Corneal ectasia
Corneal inflammation
Corneal injury
Corneal involvement in systemic disease
Corneal pigmentation
Corneal tumor
Corneal ulcer
Corneal wound healing
Pathology

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General Medicine

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