Neurotrophic keratitis is historically a rare disease, but now that more understanding has been gained of the underlying etiology and manifestations, its prevalence is starting to increase ...

Our mission is to provide a state-of-the-art facility, expertise, and education in advanced quantitative light microscopy to support Drexel University’s research community The Cell Imaging Center (CIC ...

Prolapsed iris is usually excised if necrotic, or contaminated. It is repositioned if viable, free from epithelial overgrowth and free from bacterial contamination. Prior to repositioning ...

Its clinical manifestations are complex and diverse, and disease progression can lead to exophthalmos, diplopia, exposure keratitis, corneal ulceration, and compressive optic neuropathy, resulting in ...

Herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1) is a member of the α-herpesvirus subfamily and is capable of causing herpes simplex keratitis, herpes labialis, and herpes simplex encephalitis. HSV-1 is well known ...

A debridement is often performed along with a "wash out" procedure, often referred to as an irrigation. Therefore, many surgeons refer to this combination as an irrigation and debridement, or I&D.

For example, a serious wound with necrotic (dying) tissue may first be treated with surgical debridement but may have enzymatic and mechanical debridement in the following weeks. The process of ...

Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat 388120, India ...