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Cornea and External Disease

Cornea and external disease is the subspecialty of ophthalmology concerned with disorders of the cornea, conjunctiva, eyelids, tear film, and the ocular surface. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped front layer of the eye that protects internal structures and refracts light to focus images on the retina, so di…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 17× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2470-0436 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Cornea and external disease is the subspecialty of ophthalmology concerned with disorders of the cornea, conjunctiva, eyelids, tear film, and the ocular surface. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped front layer of the eye that protects internal structures and refracts light to focus images on the retina, so diseases that affect its clarity, shape, or integrity, along with surface conditions such as conjunctival and inflammatory disorders, can significantly impair vision. The field addresses conditions including keratoconus and other corneal ectasias, corneal ulcers and infections, ocular surface and immune-mediated disease, and the medical and surgical treatments used to preserve corneal transparency and function. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to cornea and external disease published in Ophthalmic Science and related OpenAccessPub journals. On-topic work includes a description of a new technology for optimized UV-A light energy transfer to the cornea in corneal crosslinking for keratoconus, a treatment aimed at strengthening a structurally weakened cornea, and a case report of conjunctival resection for Mooren's ulcer refractory to medical therapy, addressing a severe inflammatory corneal ulcer of the ocular surface. Together these articles reflect the diagnostic and surgical management of corneal and external eye disease within contemporary Ophthalmic Science.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 17 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Cornea and External Disease, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Ophthalmic Science (ISSN 2470-0436).

Journal editorial board
Argyrios Tzamalis · GREECE Brian M. DeBroff · United States Emanuela Interlandi · Italy

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.