Diseases

Corneal Perforation

A puncture or hole through the CORNEAL STROMA resulting from various diseases or trauma.

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Abstract

A puncture or hole through the CORNEAL STROMA resulting from various diseases or trauma.

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3 entry terms
  • Corneal Perforations
  • Perforation, Corneal
  • Perforations, Corneal

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2010

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Previous Indexing

  • Corneal Ulcer (1975-2009)
  • Eye Diseases (1975-2009)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Corneal Perforation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057112. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057112
  2. Corneal Perforation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_perforation
  3. Corneal Perforation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5171111