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Target Concepts:
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Query: UMLS:C0022568 (
keratitis
)
5,133
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Five recent professional liability claims involving the cornea are reviewed, arising from five unusual conditions: fungal infection following corneal abrasion with a tree branch; herpes simplex-induced neurotrophic
keratitis
resulting from contact lens wear; corneal necrotization caused by lime particulate matter splashed into the
eye; siderosis
-related retinal detachment secondary to a penetrating iron foreign body; and fluctuating acuity, halos, and flare resulting from radial keratotomy. Emphasis is on how these claims might have been avoided.
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PMID:Five liability claims involving the cornea and how they could have been prevented. 776 21
