Corneal diseases

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Corneal diseases are a common phenomenon in cats and represent approximately 30-50% of ophthalmology cases in general practice. A list of some corneal diseases are given below, but are not exhaustive.

• Corneal ulcers
• Epibulbar dermoid
• Bullous keratopathy
• Microcornea and megalocornea
• Persistent pupillary membrane
• Keratoconus and keratoglobus
• Lysosomal storage disorders
• Stromal corneal dystrophy
• Endothelial corneal dystrophy
• Indolent ulcers
• Descemetocoele
• Eosinophilic keratitis (FHV, herpetic keratitis)
• Corneal sequestrum
• Mycotic keratitis
• Parasitic keratitis
• Mycobacterial keratitis
• Immune-mediated keratitis
• Florida spots
• Exposure keratopathy
• Corneal lipid deposition
• Corneal calcification