Ophthalmology | Ophthalmologist

Pathology of corneal ulcer Once the damaged corneal epithelium is invaded by the offending agents the sequence of pathological changes whi...

When the infecting agent is highly virulent and/or body resistance is very low, the whole cornea sloughs with the exception of a narrow rim...

Megalocornea Horizontal diameter of cornea at birth is about 10 mm and the adult size of about 11.7 mm is attained by the age of 2 years. M...

APPLIED CORNEA ANATOMY The cornea is a transparent, avascular, watch-glass like structure. It forms anterior one-sixth of the outer fibrou...

Ophthalmia neonatorum is the name given to bilateral inflammation of the conjunctiva occurring in an infant, less than 30 days old. It is ...

Acute follicular conjunctivitis is an acute catarrhal conjunctivitis " OR KNOWN AS ACUTE MUCOPURULENT CONJUNCTIVITIS " associate...

Most of the viral infections tend to affect the epithelium, both of the conjunctiva and cornea, so, the typical viral lesion is a 'ker...

Adult Inclusion conjunctivitis is a type of acute follicular conjunctivitis associated with mucopurulent discharge. It usually affects th...

McCallan's classification McCallan in 1908, divided the clinical course of the trachoma into following four stages: Stage I (Incipie...

Chlamydia lie midway between bacteria and viruses, sharing some of the properties of both. Like viruses, they are obligate intracellular a...

ANGULAR CONJUNCTIVITIS is a type of chronic conjunctivitis characterised by mild grade inflammation confined to the conjunctiva and lid m...

Chronic catarrhal conjunctivitis’ also known as ‘simple chronic conjunctivitis’ is characterised by mild catarrhal inflammation of the con...

The conjunctiva contains two types of glands (Fig. 1): 1. Mucin secretory glands. These are goblet cells (the unicellular glands located w...

Histologically, conjunctiva consists of three layers namely, (1) epithelium , (2) adenoid layer , and (3) fibrous layer (Fig. 1 below ). ...

The conjunctiva is a translucent mucous membrane which lines the posterior surface of the eyelids and anterior aspect of eyeball. The name...

Surgery to correct refractive errors has become very popular. It should be performed after the error has stabilized; preferably after 20 y...

Indications of contact lens use 1. Optical indications include anisometropia, unilateral aphakia, high myopia, keratoconus and irregular ...

The lenses fitted in a frame constitute the spectacles. It is a common, cheap and easy method of prescribing corrective lenses in patients...

Anomalies of accommodation are not uncommon. These include: (1) Presbyopia , (2) Insufficiency of accommodation, (3) Paralysis of accommod...

Depending upon the position of the two focal lines in relation to retina, the regular astigmatism is further classified into three types: 1...