Corneal Ulcers

Corneal ulcers are the most common ocular disease in companion animal practice It is essentially a wound to the cornea and can range from simple superficial breaks or abrasions to full thickness corneal perforations with iris prolapse. The depth of the wound determine the treatment options of conservative treatment to surgical options to repair the ulcers. Algar brush procedures, striate keratotomies and conjunctival grafts are some of the surgeries indicated for certain types of corneal ulcers.