Genesis of white rings of the cornea.
White rings of the cornea occur as an occupational injury among limestone workers, especially those who tend kilns converting limestone to calcium oxide. Clinical proof is offered that the ring results from a calcium hydroxide burn involving a very small area of the cornea.
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Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Medical School, New York, USA.
D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000473:pathology*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000473:pathology*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000009:adverse effects*
D017610:Calcium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; C016538:lime; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide