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peripheral corneal edema
Brown-McLean syndrome
basal tear secretion rate
2 ul/min
adult diameter
11-12 mm H. 10-11 mm V
Diameter at birth
9.5-10mm H.
Radius of curvature average
ant 7.8mm. post 6.2-6.8mm
Power
ant 49.0D ant. -6D post. 43D total
Refractive index overall (keratometry)
1.3375
Keratometry measures
2 points 3 mm apart
cornea innervation
70-80 branches of long posterior ciliary nerves
collagen type IV
epi secretes, basal lamina, Descemet
collagen type I
Bowman’s membrane, stroma (V i VI also), sclera
collagen type III
wound repair
Stroma collagen
I, V, VI
Bowman collagen
I
wound repair collagen
III
Descemet collagen
IV
basal lamina collagen
IV
sclera collagen
I
Enlarged corneal nerves
NFL map. Neurofibromatosis, Familial Dysautotnomia (Riley-Day), Leprosy, MENIIB, Acanthamoeba, Phytanic acid deficiency (Refsum)
More visible corneal nerves
CCKIF. Corneal edema. Congenital glaucoma. Keratoconus. Ichthyosis. Fuchs
Verticillata - where
FACCI. Fabry, Amiodarone, Chlorouine, Chloropromazine, Indomethacin (Nsaids)
What penetrate intact epithelium
SCHLN. Shigella, Corynebactrium diphtheriae, Haemophilus aegyptus, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria
Culturing Acanthamoeba
nonnutreint agar with E.Coli or E. Aerogenes
Histo staining for Acanthamoeba
H&E, PAS, calcofluor white, acridine orange, Gridley, Giemsa