Corneal sensitivity test 2

Corneal sensitivity test by faslu muhammed

1. CORNEAL SENSITIVITY TEST OPTOM FASLU MUHAMMED

2. Certain diseases , such as herpes simplex infections of the cornea and some brain tumors, result in the loss of normal corneal sensitivity. Testing for the existence of corneal sensitivity can help confirm a diagnosis of these conditions.

3. This test may be required by the patient’s history or by the results of the external examination or slit-lamp examination. The examiner merely touches the central portion of the cornea with a sterile wisp of cotton to determined whether or not the patient has a normal corneal sensation.

4. A normal response is blink. With decreased corneal sensitivity, the patient does not blink.

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