Acute corneal hydrops occurs secondary to a tear in the Descemet’s membrane and results from aqueous seepage into the stroma, forming fluid clefts. Conventionally, this is managed medically with ...

On the basis of this patient's ocular history (ie, ocular rubbing and allergies), acute onset of pain, and presence of corneal edema with bullae, the correct diagnosis is acute corneal hydrops. Acute ...

A 21-year-old woman with a history of myopia presented with the acute onset of foggy vision in her right eye and associated photophobia and mild sensation of the presence of a foreign body. Visual ...

The discovery may significantly alter posterior corneal surgery and affect treatment of conditions such as acute hydrops, descemetocele and pre-Descemet’s dystrophies, the study authors said. They ...

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a previously undetected layer in the human cornea, the clear lens at the front of the eye. The find, described in a study published in the ...

A previously unknown layer of the cornea has been discovered in the human eye, a breakthrough experts say could 'rewrite the opthalmology textbooks'. Researchers from the University of Nottingham ...

A 50-year-old gentleman presented to eye casualty with a 1 week history of reduced vision and headache above his left eye. He had a left corneal graft for keratoconus in 1988 and had not been seen by ...