When a person's cornea is damaged, the injury can deplete the limbal epithelial cells. As a result, the surface of the eye develops permanent damage -- a condition called limbal stem cell deficiency.

Use corneal diagnostic tools to pick the right ... “You must do the fluorescein stain on every single patient,” she said. These diagnostics can help detect conditions such as keratoconus ...

Medically reviewed by Johnstone M. Kim, MD It can be hard to tell a scratched cornea (corneal abrasion) from pink eye (also ...