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Showing posts with label Treatment of corneal ulcer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Treatment of corneal ulcer. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Treatment of corneal ulcer

 corneal ulcer treatment
[A] Clinical evaluation
Each case with corneal ulcer should be subjected to:
1. Thorough history taking to elicit mode of onset, duration of disease and severity of symptoms.
2. General physical examination, especially for built, nourishment, anaemia and any immunocompromising disease.

3. Ocular examination should include:
i. Diffuse light examination for gross lesions of the lids, conjunctiva and cornea including testing for sensations.
ii. Regurgitation test and syringing to rule out lacrimal sac infection.
iii. Biomicroscopic examination after staining of corneal ulcer with