EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Asst Prof of Ophthal. U.of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Category: Cornea
Diagnosis: Leukomatous cornea; heavy neovascularization

Image Comments:

This type of scarred cornea was an everyday occurrence at the Eye Clinic in rural India. The cause of the corneal pathology could be an hypopyon ulcer, vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmia, herpes simplx virus keratitis, and other corneal diseases. The potentiality for a successful corneal transplant operation would be remote because of the extreme neovascularization.

 

 

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