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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor: William Charles Caccamise, Sr, MD, Retired Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

*Dr. Caccamise has very generously shared his images of patients taken while operating during the "eye season" in rural India as well as those from his private practice during the 1960's and 1970's. Many of his images are significant for their historical perspective and for techniques and conditions seen in settings in undeveloped areas.

Category: Cornea

Lime burn of the cornea

lime burn of the eye - correct photograph

Alkalis - in this case lime - are very poorly tolerated by the eye - less so than acids. Scarring with marked neovascularization of the cornea is readily evident in this photo.




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last updated: 02-08-2008