Corneal opacity

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• The corneal opacity is due to persistence of the epithelial stalk of the lens vesicle, which normally disappears around day 11 of gestation (Koch and Gowen, 1939; Rugh, 1968).
• 1 Similarities and Differences Between Endpoints Measured in the BCOP Test Method and the In Vivo Rabbit Eye Test Method The endpoint of corneal opacity is measured in both the BCOP and in vivo methods.
• Corneal opacity is calculated by using the area of the cornea that is most densely opacified for scoring.
• The main symptom of corneal opacity is gradual loss of vision and corneal transplantation aims to restore satisfactory vision.
• VISION 2020 role Corneal opacity is not, as such, one of the VISION 2020 priorities.

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