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How can the cornea become injured?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 11/14/2022

Injury to the cornea can occur because of chemical burns, mechanical trauma, or infection by viruses, bacteria, fungi, or protozoa. The herpes virus produces one of the more common infections leading to corneal transplant.

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