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: lime burn of the cornea OS

lime burn of the cornea OS

Image Comments:

Alkalis - in this case lime - are very poorly tolerated by the eye - less so than acids. Scarring with marked neovascularization of the cornea is readily evident in this photo.

lime burn of the cornea OS


lime burn of the cornea OS


lime burn of the cornea OS


 

 

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