Diagnostic and therapeutic updating about the corneal ulcer

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cornea, corneal ulcer, corneal anatomy.

Abstract

An exhaustive literature review on the cornea anatomy was carried out in order to deepen in the main predisposing factors of the corneal ulcer, their causes, clinical picture, clinical course, complications and treatment. The disease was conceptually analyzed and it was suggested to include in its concept the clinical method as premise. At the moment, in Santiago de Cuba province, the cure of these ulcers constitutes a health problem to solve, since the conventional treatments not always allow a stable clinical course of the diagnosed patients, reason why  there is a necessity of searching medicines and therapeutic alternatives to treat them.  

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2022-02-07

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Marrero Rodríguez E. Diagnostic and therapeutic updating about the corneal ulcer. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2022 Feb. 7 [cited 2025 Jun. 3];26(1):160-72. Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/3692

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2022): ENERO-FEBRERO

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Therapeutic Updated

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