Blinding corneal diseases:A preventable cause of blindness in Filipinos

Corneal blindness is a preventable disease among Filipinos.Review of hospital data from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Philippine General hospital and the Ophthalmic Pathology Section, Institute of Ophthalmology, University of the Philippines Manila showed the following: 1.Corneal diseases is the third most common cause ; 2.Inflammation is the leading cause of corneal diseases up to now; 3.Regraft/failed PKP is the 3rd indication for corneal transplant;and 4.Corneal blindness accounted for 94/578 enucleation cases