A corneal abrasion is a scratch on your eye. It can happen in an instant — such as when you poke your eye or something (like dirt or sand) gets trapped under your eyelid. Your eye hurts, and ...

known as "The Eye Guy" on social media, shared with listeners some of the common misconceptions that he comes across when discussing corneal ulcer treatments, including some surrounding the use of ...

Below is a partial transcript: Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO: The biggest things you can look out for, thankfully, the kind of the most obvious ones that would indicate you looking for an ulcer. So that'd ...

AIM To compare the clinical efficacy of commercially available fluoroquinolone drops with the use of combined fortified antibiotics (tobramycin 1.3%-cefazolin 5%) in treatment of bacterial corneal ...

Antibiotic drops: These prescription eye drops treat infections such as pink eye or corneal ulcers caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Common drugs include gentamicin sulfate and ciprofloxacin.

Background/aims This study aimed to assess the efficacy and sterility of stored platelet-rich plasma (PRP) eye-drops for corneal epithelial wound healing compared with those of autologous serum (AS) ...

He had history of cataract extraction and intraocular lens placement 5 years ago on his right eye ... was inactive, corneal vascularization was distinctive, and the ulcer healed with a scar ...

The corneal tissue of the eye was taken for pathological analysis. In the CXL group, on Day 0, the corneal epithelium and necrotic tissue in the central area (diameter 9 mm, including the ulcer area) ...

Among many, one major danger is hypoxia, a lack of oxygen to the eye. Detailing how it may ... In severe cases, it can cause painful ulcers on the cornea. These ulcers heal slowly and may scar ...

The indication for insertion of ProKera was nonhealing corneal ... this eye, the epithelial defect decreased in size but persisted at the last follow-up at 120 days, and autologous serum drops ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Eye crust forms when mucus, oils, and debris accumulate, often during sleep.