Probably not. Surgery isn't usually needed for a corneal abrasion itself. But rare and severe cases, with large or deep scars from nonhealing abrasions, might need an operation called a ...

"What happens to the eye when you get UV exposure is that the epithelial layer loses its resilience. Some of it sloughs off," ...

subtle corneal scar, epithelial basement membrane degeneration) (Figure 2). Detecting Ectatic Corneal Disorders. Ectatic corneal disorders, such as keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration ...

Corneal blindness is vision loss due to damage or scarring of the cornea, the eye's transparent outer layer. It can happen because of infections, injuries, and deficiencies like vitamin A.

Sometimes an infection can be devastating, and it can completely cause the eye to scar to the point that someone might need a corneal transplant or lose vision completely. Really serious blinding ...

Most cases of HSK are due to reactivation of the virus from latency leading to recurrent bouts of corneal inflammation and scarring with progressive loss of vision. Replicating virus is required ...