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Contact lens related corneal infection

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

Subjects

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Tags

Ophthalmology

Advisors

El-Sayed, Muhammad M. , Abou-Husain, Nahla B. , El-Gendi, Hebat-Allah A.

Authors

El-Qanttari, Asmaa El-Sayed

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:40:22

Available

2017-07-12 06:40:22

type

M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

The presenting symptoms of corneal ulcers vary from patient topatient depending on the severity of the ulcer early symptoms include eyediscomfort, foreign body sensation, swollen eye lid and watering of theeyes. More serious symptoms are redness (especially circum-cornealinjection), severe pain, photophobia, eye discharge and blurring of vision.Hypopyon (pus in the anterior chamber) may occur in severe cases and ifpatient presents late to the clinic, Eye lid odema, Conjunctival hyperemiaCorneal infiltration, hypopyon formation.

Issued

1 Jan 2012

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/35362

Details

Type

Thesis

Created At

28 Jan 2023