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Medical condition
Keratitis
An eye with non-ulcerative sterile keratitis.
Specialty
Ophthalmology
Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the clear dome on the front surface of the eye, becomes inflamed.[1] The condition is often marked by moderate to intense pain and usually involves any of the following symptoms: pain, impaired eyesight, photophobia (light sensitivity), red eye and a 'gritty' sensation.[2] Diagnosis of infectious keratitis is usually made clinically based on the signs and symptoms as well as eye examination, but corneal scrapings may be obtained and evaluated using microbiological culture or other testing to identify the causative pathogen.[3]
Herpetic simplex keratitis is a form of keratitis caused by recurrent herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in the cornea. It begins with infection of epithelial...
remain. Disciform keratitis occurs in 50% of individuals with Nummular keratitis, but Nummular keratitis always precedes Disciform keratitis. Topical NSAIDS...
Acanthamoeba keratitis (ODAK), has tested the effects of a diverse range drugs and biocides on AK. In the United States, Acanthamoeba keratitis is nearly...
that on average, 6% of herpetic keratitis cases may evolve to this disease, with a peak of 12.8% of cases of keratitis due to varicella zoster virus. The...
Interstitial keratitis (IK) is corneal scarring due to chronic inflammation of the corneal stroma. Interstitial means space between cells i.e. corneal...
around the ulcer are a common feature of fungal keratitis and hypopyon is usually seen. Viral keratitis causes corneal ulceration. It is caused most commonly...
Fungal keratitis has a worldwide distribution, but is more common in the tropics. Around 1 million people become blind every year due to fungal keratitis. Theodor...
Photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis is a painful eye condition caused by exposure of insufficiently protected eyes to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from...
keratitis (corneal inflammation).[citation needed] Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis with blepharitis and keratitis....
as plants and other mammals. Diseases caused by Acanthamoeba include keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). The latter is often but...
epithelial erosions Other names Punctate erosive keratopathy or Superficial punctate keratitis This condition affects the cornea Specialty Ophthalmology...
Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis (PUK) is a group of destructive inflammatory diseases involving the peripheral cornea in human eyes. The symptoms of PUK...
Chronic superficial keratitis (CSK), also known as pannus or Uberreiter's disease, is an inflammatory condition of the cornea in dogs, particularly seen...
corneal ulcer, Albury-Wodonga syndrome, harvester's eye, or harvester's keratitis) refers to a seasonal epidemic of corneal ulceration which predominantly...
initially present as a chronic keratitis, masquerading as acanthamoeba keratitis or other infectious keratitis. When a keratitis is unresponsive to treatment...
Exposure keratopathy (also known as exposure keratitis) is medical condition affecting the cornea of eyes. It can lead to corneal ulceration and permanent...
Herpetic whitlow typically involves the fingers or thumb, herpes simplex keratitis involves the eye, herpesviral encephalitis involves the brain, and neonatal...
(short-nosed) dog breeds because of the shallow orbit. It can lead to keratitis secondary to exposure of the cornea. Exophthalmos is commonly seen in...
drops have been used as a treatment for eyes affected by Acanthamoeba keratitis. It is sold as a swimming pool and spa disinfectant in place of chlorine...
of toxic keratoconjunctivitis and reversible vision loss. Crown flower keratitis is a rare condition and is usually the result of accidental ocular exposure...
Other names Dry eye, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, dry eye disease (DED), keratitis sicca Diffuse lissamine green staining in a person with severe dry eye...
surgery – is due to continued flattening of the central cornea. Infectious keratitis: There is a risk of corneal infection after RK. Approximately half of...
and ocular surface diseases. Vascularizing keratitis, which is more commonly found in congenital keratitis-ichythosis-deafness (KID), may worsen with...
conjunctiva, and cornea, leading to complications such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, corneal ulcer, iritis, iridocyclitis, and atrophy of the optic nerve...
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