Corneal Ulceration and Ulcerative Keratitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Corneal Ulceration and Ulcerative Keratitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Because of its potential to permanently impair vision or perforate the eye, a corneal ulcer is considered an ophthalmologic emergency. Although corneal ulcers may occasionally be sterile, most are infectious in etiology. Ulcers due to viral ...

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Tags: Emergency, Infection, Eye, Vision, Emergency Medicine, Ophthalmology

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Because it can permanently impair vision or perforate the eye, a corneal ulcer is considered an emergency. http://bit.ly/agYdzZ

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