Background Ocular infections caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens can result in partial
or complete vision loss. The development of pan-resistant microbial strains poses a …

Background Corneal neovascularization (angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis)
compromises corneal transparency and transplant survival, however, the molecular …

Purpose To describe a new insight into the Climate Droplet Keratopathy (CDK)
pathophysiology and its major predisposing factors. Method A literature search was …

Climatic droplet keratopathy (CDK) is a corneal diseases, which is characterized by
increased oil-like deposits on the anterior elastic lamina and anterior stromal layer. Severe …

Climatic droplet keratopathy (CDK) is characterized by an increased number of oil-like
deposits on the most anterior corneal layers, which affect vision and can cause blindness …

Environmental droplet keratopathy (EDK), also termed environmental proteinaceous corneal
degenerative disease, is a bilateral acquired asymmetric degenerative disease, primarily …

Spheroidal degeneration, involving the cornea and/or the conjunctiva, is characterized by
amber-colored homogeneous, translucent spherules in the corneal stroma, Bowman's …

Discussion CDK is a potentially handicapping condition reported under different names
reflecting different aspects of this old and incompletely understood corneal degeneration [2] …

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Environmental proteinaceous
corneal degeneration (EPCD), pinguecula andpterygium and any association among them …

Climatic droplet keratopathy (CDK) is a degenerative corneal disease of unknown etiology.
We described CDK for the first time in Latin America in the Argentinean Patagonia (El Cuy) …