Mission
Animal Hospital and Corneal Injuries
Affordable Animal CLinic Granada HIlls INC
Located in the San Fernando Valley, 16907 San Fernando Mission Blvd. Granada Hills Ca, 818-363-8143
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The
cornea is the outer clear layers of the eye providing a window through which
light may pass. It is composed of
many thin layers just like a stack of notebook paper.
The healthy cornea is normally
very resistant to infection.
If an injury occurs which damages the cornea, it may allow bacteria to penetrate
causing an infection in the deeper layers of the eye.
A
CORNEAL ULCER is an erosion through one or more layers of the cornea,
starting from the outside and going inside the eye.
Rapid deterioration of the cornea may result leading to very serious disease and
blindness. The scientific name for
this condition is “Ulcerative Keratitis.”
Corneal ulcers result in pain, eyelid spasms, sensitivity to bright light, and
discharges from the eye. Blindness
can result if not treated properly.
Sometimes the corneal wound CANNOT be seen with the n aked eye.
A special stain must be dropped in the eye to aid diagnosis.
This is the Primary reason we do NOT
like to dispense eye medications without first examining the eye--if the
WRONG
type medication is used, an eye infection may get
WORSE--possibly leading to blindness!
For severe infections or
injuries which penetrate deep into several layers of the cornea, surgery may be
necessary to save the eye.
16907 San Fernando Mission Blvd. Granada Hills, Ca. 91344 818-363-8143
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