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: sclerosing keratitis with calcification-inactive

Image Comments:

Stedman's Medical Dictionary: " sclerosing keratitis, inflammation of the cornea complicating scleritis; characterized by opacification of corneal stroma." In the photo, calcium has been deposited in the corneal scar.

 

 

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