Ophthalmology · UKMLA & AKT
Keratitis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise keratitis — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Inflammation of the cornea - one of the most sight-threatening acute eye conditions. The avascular cornea depends on the tear film as its primary barrier; epithelial breach allows microbial invasion and stromal destruction via MMP-driven collagen degradation.
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