keratitis

Definitions

Examples

• Striate keratitis usually makes its appearance on the second or third day after operation.

• Care should be taken to see that no keratitis punctata is present before the operation is undertaken.

• The duration of a secondary keratitis is usually prolonged, often lasting many months.

• The main cause of neuro-paralytic keratitis lies in the greater vulnerability of the cornea.

• The principal causes of primary keratitis are traumata and infection from the conjunctiva.