Table 2 Histologic features of excised corneal tissue of patients with infectious keratitis
From: Keratocyte loss in corneal infection through apoptosis: a histologic study of 59 cases
Histologic changes | Frequency of histologic changes in 59 cases | |
|---|---|---|
Epithelial Ulceration | Absent | 7 (11.9%) |
| Â | Present | 52 (88.1%) |
Bowmans membrane | Absent | 58 (98.3%) |
| Â | Present | 1 (1.7%) |
Inflammation | Mild/Mod | 28 (47.5%) |
| Â | Severe | 31 (52.5%) |
Vascular channels | Absent | 51 (86.4%) |
| Â | Present | 8 (13.6%) |
Stromal necrosis | Absent | 11 (18.6%) |
| Â | Present | 48 (81.4%) |
Keratocyte loss* | Absent | 8 (13.6%) |
| Â | Reduced | 47 (79.7%) |