Corneal Response to Injury and Infection in the Horse

• Autores: Caryn E. Plummer
• Localización: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice: Equine Practice, ISSN-e 0749-0739, Vol. 33, Nº. 3, 2017, págs. 439-463
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The cornea is the transparent anterior aspect of the fibrous tunic of the eye that is responsible for refraction and protection of the interior ocular structures.

    Corneal wound healing is a complex process that occurs in a series of interconnected and concurrent steps to reform the integrity of the protective tunic.

    Corneal wound healing may be associated with the formation of fibrosis, haze, or other opacities that decrease corneal clarity and its refractive function.

    Clinical signs associated with corneal disease are the direct consequence of the effects of a pathogen (if present) and corneal response to injury or infection.

    Medical and surgical therapy should be aimed at modulating the natural healing response to decrease the effects of pathogens and host cells on tissue destruction.