Review Article

Corneal manifestations of selected systemic diseases: A review

Wayne D.H. Gillan
African Vision and Eye Health | Vol 74, No 1 | a287 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/aveh.v74i1.287 | © 2015 Wayne D.H. Gillan | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 January 2015 | Published: 14 August 2015

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Wayne D.H. Gillan, Department of Optometry, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract

The corneal manifestations of several selected systemic diseases are reviewed. Metabolic, immunologic and inflammatory and infectious diseases are included. A brief overview of each disease and how it manifests in the cornea is discussed. The importance of conducting a slit-lamp examination on every patient is emphasised.

Keywords

corneal manifestations; systemic disease

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