keratitis

Striate keratitis usually makes its appearance on the second or third day after operation.

Care should be taken to see that no keratitis punctata is present before the operation is undertaken.

The duration of a secondary keratitis is usually prolonged, often lasting many months.

The main cause of neuro-paralytic keratitis lies in the greater vulnerability of the cornea.

The principal causes of primary keratitis are traumata and infection from the conjunctiva.