"Corneal Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Loss of epithelial tissue from the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue; usually caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D003320
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.375.177 C11.204.564.225 C11.294.177
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| Concept/Terms |
Corneal Ulcer- Corneal Ulcer
- Ulcer, Corneal
- Keratitis, Ulcerative
- Keratitides, Ulcerative
- Ulcerative Keratitides
- Ulcerative Keratitis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Corneal Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Dmitriev PM, Swaminathan S, Zhang Q, Rapuano CJ, Syed ZA. Factors Contributing to Follow-up Nonadherence After Infectious Keratitis Diagnosis. Eye Contact Lens. 2025 Mar 01; 51(3):e129-e134.
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Kates MM, Tuli S. Complications of Contact Lenses. JAMA. 2021 05 11; 325(18):1912.
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Roozbahani M, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Ma JF, Rapuano CJ. "Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty: A Retrospective Review". Eye Contact Lens. 2018 Nov; 44 Suppl 2:S433-S441.
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Kheirkhah A, Satitpitakul V, Syed ZA, M?ller R, Goyal S, Tu EY, Dana R. Factors Influencing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Laser-Scanning In Vivo Confocal Microscopy for Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Cornea. 2018 Jul; 37(7):818-823.
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Rapuano PB, Scanameo AH, Amponin DE, Paulose SA, Zyablitskaya M, Takaoka A, Suh LH, Nagasaki T, Trokel SL, Paik DC. Antimicrobial Studies Using the Therapeutic Tissue Cross-Linking Agent, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate: Implication for Treating Infectious Keratitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2018 01 01; 59(1):332-337.
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Ni N, Nam EM, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Azari AA, Leiby BE, Dai Y, Cabrera FA, Ma JF, Lambert CE, Honig SE, Rapuano CJ. Seasonal, geographic, and antimicrobial resistance patterns in microbial keratitis: 4-year experience in eastern Pennsylvania. Cornea. 2015 Mar; 34(3):296-302.
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Saini A, Rapuano CJ, Laibson PR, Cohen EJ, Hammersmith KM. Episodes of microbial keratitis with therapeutic silicone hydrogel bandage soft contact lenses. Eye Contact Lens. 2013 Sep; 39(5):324-8.
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Suri K, Kosker M, Raber IM, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Ayres BD, Halfpenny CP, Rapuano CJ. Sutureless amniotic membrane ProKera for ocular surface disorders: short-term results. Eye Contact Lens. 2013 Sep; 39(5):341-7.
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Kosker M, Duman F, Suri K, Hammersmith KM, Nagra PK, Rapuano CJ. Long-term results of keratoplasty in patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Cornea. 2013 Jul; 32(7):982-6.
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Barequet IS, Lavinsky F, Rosner M. Long-term follow-up after successful treatment of Pythium insidiosum keratitis in Israel. Semin Ophthalmol. 2013 Jul; 28(4):247-50.