What is Cornea Pathology?

Cornea Pathology
Photomicrographs of neovascularization in the cornea and iris. (A) The corneal epithelium shows epidermalization. Many small vascular lumina (arrows) are located in the corneal subepithelial region. (B) Small vascular lumina (arrows) are present superficially and in the surface of the iris. (C) The anterior cornea shows high expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). (A and B, hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification, ×200; C, avidin-biotin complex immunohistochemistry, original magnification, ×200).Pathology characteristics of ocular von Hippel-Lindau disease with neovascularization of the iris and cornea: a case report. Chen S, Chew EY, Chan CC - Journal of medical case reports (2015). Not Altered. CC.

Corneal pathology deals with the clinical conditions involving the cornea

Particular conditions that may cause corneal pathology include: 

  • Keratitis
  • Corneal ulcers
  • Corneal degenerations
  • And corneal dystrophies