Corneal edema: cause and treatment.
Corneal edema, adequately understood and appropriately treated, has a good prognosis. The pathophysiological bases and the various causes are considered. Goals and techniques of medical and surgical therapies are reviewed.
D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002425:Cautery; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004456:Echothiophate Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D007634:Keratitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D004456:Echothiophate Iodide; D000086:Acetazolamide