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Diseases » Keratitis » Summary
 

What is Keratitis?

What is Keratitis?

  • Keratitis: Any inflammation of the cornea of the eye.
  • Keratitis: Inflammation of the cornea.
    Source - Diseases Database
  • Keratitis: inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision.
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Keratitis: Introduction

Types of Keratitis:

Types of Keratitis:

  • Herpes keratitis
  • Bacterial keratitis
  • Viral keratitis
  • Exposure keratitis
  • more types...»

Broader types of Keratitis:

How serious is Keratitis?

Complications of Keratitis: see complications of Keratitis

What causes Keratitis?

Causes of Keratitis: see causes of Keratitis

What are the symptoms of Keratitis?

Symptoms of Keratitis: see symptoms of Keratitis

Complications of Keratitis: see complications of Keratitis

Keratitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Keratitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Keratitis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Keratitis: see treatments for Keratitis
Research for Keratitis: see research for Keratitis

Society issues for Keratitis


Hospitalization statistics for Keratitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Keratitis:

  • 0.021% (2,655) of hospital consultant episodes were for keratitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 96% of hospital consultant episodes for keratitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 46% of hospital consultant episodes for keratitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 44% of hospital consultant episodes for keratitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Keratitis:

Organs and body systems related to Keratitis include:

Name and Aliases of Keratitis

Main name of condition: Keratitis

Other names or spellings for Keratitis:

Corneal inflammation, Hypopyon Source - Diseases Database

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