Author: Gary Wortz MD

Over time, disease or injury can damage the delicate innermost layer of the eye’s cornea, called the endothelium. This damage can cause the cornea to swell and become cloudy, leading to...

If the cornea becomes damaged, light entering the eye is distorted and causes our vision to appear blurry. There are several ways that the cornea can become damaged; these may include injury,...

Keratoconus is the thinning of the cornea the clear dome-shaped outer surface of your eye. Eventually, the cornea bulges outward into a cone shape causing blurred vision, sensitivity to light and...

Fuchs’ Dystrophy, is an inherited condition, that affects the endothelium, the delicate innermost layer of the cornea. Fuchs’ Dystrophy occurs when the endothelial cells gradually...

Reference project #4105 (Doctor Holland) for surgical clip.

Reference project #4105 (Doctor Holland) for surgical clip.

The cornea is the clear front window, representing one-sixth of the outer layer of your eye. The primary function of the cornea is to focus and transmit light onto the retina.

The cornea is the clear surface that covers the front of the eye and helps focus light. It is made up of millions of fibers that are linked together to maintain the cornea’s dome shape...