Clinical Diagnosis · Sensory System · Medium
Keratitis
Meaning: Inflammation of the clear front window of the eye, often from infection, causing pain, redness and blurred vision.
In practice: The contact lens wearer with a painful red eye was urgently referred with suspected keratitis.
Word parts
- -itis means inflammation
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