{"id":1411,"date":"2019-07-15T21:15:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T15:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=1411"},"modified":"2022-05-05T12:10:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T06:40:55","slug":"corneal-degeneration","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/knowledge-centre\/corneal-degeneration\/","title":{"rendered":"Corneal Degeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"for-global-h1\">Corneal Degeneration<\/h1>\n<h3>Definition<\/h3>\n<p>Corneal degeneration is the breakdown or degeneration of corneal tissue that cause deterioration and can also sometimes impair function. It occurs rarely and gradually.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristics of Corneal degeneration:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Deposition of material, thinning of tissue, and vascularization<\/li>\n<li>Peripheral corneal location with or without vessels<\/li>\n<li>Often unilateral (affects one eye)<\/li>\n<li>Asymmetrical<\/li>\n<li>No genetic predisposition<\/li>\n<li>Late onset and occurs in individuals over 40 years of age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Causes of Corneal degeneration:<\/h3>\n<p>Corneal degeneration disorders are generally caused due environmental conditions. The main causes of corneal degeneration include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Age<\/li>\n<li>Injury or trauma to the eye<\/li>\n<li>Infection and inflammation<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin A deficiency<\/li>\n<li>Systemic diseases<\/li>\n<li>Oxidative stress<\/li>\n<li>Other environmental factors like excessive exposure to UV radiations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Most common inherited disorders that cause corneal degeneration<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Keratoconus<\/li>\n<li>Fuchs\u2019s endothelial dystrophy<\/li>\n<li>Corneal ulcers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Some types of corneal degenerations<\/h3>\n<p>Cornea can degenerate because of the above mentioned reasons and many more. Depending upon the cause, following types of corneal degeneration can occur:<\/p>\n<p>Age related:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">Arcus senilis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">Vogt white limbal girdle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">Crocodile shagreen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">Cornea guttata<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Corneal Degenerations with Material Deposits<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Salzmann\u2019s Nodular Degeneration<\/li>\n<li>Band Keratopathy Degeneration<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">Lipid keratopathy<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">Primary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">Secondary<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Spheroidal Keratopathy<\/li>\n<li>Vortex Keratopathy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Corneal Degenerations with Tissue Thinning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Terrien\u2019s Marginal Degeneration<\/li>\n<li>Dellen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>White Limbal Girdle of Vogt<\/li>\n<li>Furrow Degeneration<\/li>\n<li>Mooren\u2019s Ulcer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Symptoms of Corneal degeneration<\/h3>\n<p>Most of the corneal degeneration are asymptomatic and visually insignificant but some may cause pain and profound loss of vision.<\/p>\n<h3>Treatment of Corneal degeneration<\/h3>\n<p>Treatment typically depends upon the type of degeneration and is best decided by the treating eye doctor. Correct diagnosis is required for therapeutic choice and the efficacy of clinical outcomes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">Medical therapy consists of lubrication, warm compresses, eye hygiene, topical steroids, and\/or oral doxycycline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Most of the cases of corneal degeneration needs corneal transplant as the degenerated cornea do not regenerate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corneal Degeneration Definition Corneal degeneration is the breakdown or degeneration of corneal tissue that cause deterioration and can also sometimes impair function. It occurs rarely and gradually. Characteristics of Corneal degeneration: Deposition of material, thinning of tissue, and vascularization Peripheral corneal location with or without vessels Often unilateral (affects one eye) Asymmetrical No genetic predisposition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","glossary-cat":[68],"class_list":["post-1411","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary-cat-eye-problems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2783,"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1411\/revisions\/2783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary-cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-cat?post=1411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}