Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Corneal Inflammation.

Lee, Song Hee

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1976;17(3):367-374.
Published online March 1, 1976.

Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Corneal Inflammation.

Song Hee Lee

Department of Opthalmology, College of Medicine, Busan National University, Busan, Korea.

심포지움 : 각막질환에 대하여 ; 각막의 염증성 질환 - 발생기전을 중심으로 -

이송희 ( Song Hee Lee )

Abstract

This paper is to review pathogenetic mechanisms in inflammatory diseases of the cornea. After demonstration of immune corneal reactions were first undertaken in the early 20th century, the considerable changes in concept of corneal inflammation were taken. It has been the focus of immune mechanism to introduce the various aspects of corneal inflammation, especially definition of inflammation, inflammatory stimulus, normal host response, and histopathalogical evolutionof simple corneal ulcer and repair of corneal tissues.