| PPCD | polymorphous posterior corneal dystropy |
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| EUA | Examination Under Anesthesia |
| AC | abdominal circumference; abdominal compression; absorption coefficient; abuse case; acetate; acetylc... |
| ANA | acetylneuraminic acid; American Narcolepsy Association; American Neurological Association; American ... |
| anes, anesth | anesthesia, anesthetic |
| ICRS | Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments |
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| MCD | Macular corneal dystrophy |
| CCI | clear corneal incision |
open anesthesia
| corneal trepanation | corneal transplant |
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| corneal ulcer | An infectious process of the cornea, resulting in clouding of the cornea, marked eye pain and decreased vision. See: Herpes simplex keratitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Salzmann's nodular corneal degeneration | Large and prominent nodules of a solid, opaque material that stands out from the surface of the cornea; occurs occasionally in persons previously affected by phlyctenular keratitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serpiginous corneal ulcer | Serpentine ulceration of the cornea, due to infection, most often with Streptococcus pneumoniae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dendritic corneal ulcer | Keratitis caused by herpes simplex virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endothelium, corneal | Single layer of large flattened cells covering the surface of the cornea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| epithelium, corneal | The outer epithelial layer of the cornea, consisting of stratified squamous epithelium continuous with that of the conjunctiva. (12 Dec 1998) |
| juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy | Epithelial dystrophy characterised by progressive cysts and opacities of the corneal epithelium, with onset in infancy. Inheritance: autosomal dominant with incomplete penetrance. Synonym: Meesman dystrophy. (22 Sep 2002) |
| lattice corneal dystrophy | A corneal dystrophy due to localised accumulation of amyloid in a reticular pattern; manifest at puberty and progressing slowly until eventually useful vision is lost; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |