Corneal Edema
"Corneal Edema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An excessive amount of fluid in the cornea due to damage of the epithelium or endothelium causing decreased visual acuity.
| Descriptor ID |
D015715
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.204.267
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| Concept/Terms |
Corneal Edema- Corneal Edema
- Corneal Edemas
- Edema, Corneal
- Edemas, Corneal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Corneal Edema" by people in Profiles.
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Doughty MJ, Bergmanson JP. Use of a corneal stroma perfusion technique and transmission electron microscopy to assess ultrastructural changes associated with exposure to slightly acidic pH 5.75 solutions. Curr Eye Res. 2008 Jan; 33(1):45-57.
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Thota S, Miller WL, Bergmanson JP. Acute corneal hydrops: a case report including confocal and histopathological considerations. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2006 May; 29(2):69-73.
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Doughty MJ, Bergmanson JP. Collagen fibril characteristics at the corneo-scleral boundary and rabbit corneal stromal swelling. Clin Exp Optom. 2004 Mar; 87(2):81-92.
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Bergmanson JP. Corneal damage in photokeratitis--why is it so painful? Optom Vis Sci. 1990 Jun; 67(6):407-13.