Pathology

Tissue Damage

  • Ischaemia/infarction
  • Trauma
    • Zonular rupture: lens dislocation
    • Ciliary muscle disinsertion: TM collapse and angle recession glaucoma
  • Temperature extremes
  • Light exposure
    • Corneal epithelium damage in snow blindness
    • Photoreceptor bombardment with photons
    • Lasers 
      • Argon (green wavelengths)
      • YAG/Nd (1064nm)
      • Excimer CW (193nm)
  • Acid burns:…
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