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Keratitis - Infectious Inflammation Of The Cornea

Cause

Due to the Penetration of pathogens into the cornea, it can cause inflammation of the same. As microorganisms, bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites (especially akanthamo level) are in the foreground. It can come to gradients in protracted therapy.

Symptoms

Especially for infectious Keratitiden contact lens wearers are at risk. In the event of the occurrence of symptoms such as a Eye redness, foreign body sensation, pain, glare sensitivity, and a deterioration in visual acuity you should visit the eye doctor or an eye doctor at an early stage. Because it must at the earliest possible diagnosis and appropriate therapy initiated.

Treatment

In General, it comes under intense eye drop therapy, including systemic therapy, to skin a cicatricial Healing of the cornea inflammation. The scar may lead to a reduction in the visual acuity or glare sensitivity. In milder cases, the therapy can be done on an outpatient basis. In severe cases, inpatient treatment must be carried out.

Infectious Keratitis scarring healing treatment (Fig.1)

Corneal diseases

The cornea (cornea) of the eye is like a window in the front part of the eyeball. It provides thanks to their transparency and refractive power of approximately 43 dioptres, together with the other refracting media of the eye for a good picture of the environment on the retina. On this, the sensory cells are located.

It is made of five layers (see diagram below), and has a thickness of Central, approximately 530 and peripherally around 670 to (Fig.2+3). To the side of the sclera (sclera) closes, which is covered by the conjunctiva (conjunctival).

The first cell location of the cornea, the epithelium, the renewed through at the edge of the cornea (Limbus) of nearby stem cells continuously and, in the case of traumatic defects can't be repaired skin. Including the firming Bowman's layer and the Stroma, which provides skin for the stability of the horn is located.

On the underlying descemet's membrane, the endothelium is. It is a single layer of cells, the function of the steady-out skin is pumping water out of the cornea. Thus, the transparency of the cornea is preserved skin in an upright position.

The endothelial cells do not regenerate, and in the case of illness or injury, it can come as a result of the reduction function to a swelling of the cornea (corneal edema), which can lead to the progression of deterioration of vision, and further continued pain.