Keratitis
Your cornea is the outermost layer of your eye. It is clear and shaped like a dome. The cornea helps to shield the rest of the eye from germs, dust, and other harmful matter. It also helps your eye to focus. If you wear contact lenses, they float on top of your corneas. Problems with the cornea includeRefractive errorsAllergiesInfectionsInjuriesDystrophies - conditions in which parts of the cornea lose clarity due to a buildup of cloudy materialTreatments of corneal disorders include medicines, corneal transplantation, and corneal laser surgery. NIH: National Eye Institute
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Top doctors who continously share their opinions on KeratitisFlorence Hospital
Sr Consultant Ophthalmologist
POSTED MORE THAN 1600 OPHTHALMIC ARTICLES TILL DATE
Divyajyot Eye Hospital.
M.S. (Ophthalmology ).
Government Medical College, Surat.
M.S (Ophthalmology ); D.O; M.B.B.S.
Eye Care & Research Centre, Kolkata for About 25 Years
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Eye Care & Research Centre, Kolkata
MS, DO
Amritsar Eye Hospital
Director
G M C Amritsar
M S ophthalmology
S M S Medical College & Hospital
Assistant Professor Ophthalmology
Dr R P Centre, AIIMS,
MD Ophthalmology
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