PURPOSE To evaluate the role of argon laser as an adjunctive therapy in ten patients with resistant infected corneal ulcers with or without hypopyon. METHODS The study included 20 patients, split into two groups of ten, with resistant infected corneal ulcers with or without hypopyon. One group was considered as the control group and treated with local and systemic specific antimicrobial drugs...

Corneal ulcers are probably the most common problem of the canine eye seen in general veterinary practice. Most of these ulcers result from a variety of traumatic and irritating conditions and usually respond well to medical therapy alone, provided they are not too deep. However, indolent ulcers are different: they are chronic superficial ulcers that result from a structural defect of the corne...

purpose : studies show that phenytoin is effective in improvement of different chronic ulcers such as venous stasis ulcers, and diabetic ulcers. the exact mechanism is yet not clear investigators thought that phenytoin might help to heal intractable corneal ulcers by reducing inflammation, differentiating limbal fibroblasts, and promoting the invasion of the cornea with new blood vessels as sho...

Fibrin sealant is used to close perforated or preperforated corneal ulcers. In addition to the usual advantages of cyanoacrylates it is degraded physiologically and provides a good support for corneal healing. Corneal grafting can be avoided when contraindicated or postponed when conditions allow. This technique has been successful in nine eyes of eight patients.

Acute corneal ulceration in malnourished children is the commonest cause of childhood blindness in Northern Nigeria and usually develops after measles. Other severe diseases in malnourished children rarely precipitate corneal ulceration. A survey in a school for blind children showed that 69% of the children were blind from corneal disease, and a survey of children with corneal scars showed tha...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different time combinations of dexamethasoneand acetylcysteine on experimentally induced corneal ulcers in dogs. Experimental corneal wounds werecreated surgically to the anterior one third of the cornea in the center of all eyes of 15 mixed breed dogs. The eyes were divided into five groups according to planned post-operative medications...