The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye, which appears black in colour.Any disease (like injury or infection) of the cornea can lead to loss of corneal transparency and consequently decrease/loss of vision.
What are the major diseases that occur in the cornea?
Infection – mainly from scratches on the cornea and contact lens
Injury – may lead to rupture of the cornea
Post-operative (mainly after cataract surgery) loss of corneal transparency
Diseases of corneal shape
Rheumatological diseases affecting cornea.
Contact lens related corneal diseases
What are the main symptoms of corneal diseases?
Pain
Pain on looking at light
Foreign body sensation
Redness
Whitish lesion on the “black part”(i.e. cornea) of the eye.
What are the corneal diagnostics available in Susrut?
Specular microscopy
Corneal topography/tomography – Orbscan
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography
Ultrasound biomicroscopy
What are the corneal treatments available at Susrut?
Collagen Cross Linking – for preventing further deterioration in keratoconus
Corneal transplantation – surgical procedure done when there is a loss of transparency of the cornea. Can be of further two types
Full thickness corneal transplantation (PK)
Partial thickness corneal transplantation (DSEK and DALK)