Corneal blindness in Plato’s cave: the acting forces to prevent and revert corneal opacity. Part I: epidemiology and new physiopathological concepts

Amanda Pires Barbosa¹; Monica Alves²; João Marcello Fortes Furtado¹; Leidiane Adriano¹; Luis Fernando Nominato¹; Lara Cristina Dias¹; Marina Zilio Fantucci¹; Adriana de Andrade Batista Murashima¹; Eduardo Melani Rocha¹

DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20200102

1. Research Core in Ocular Physiopathology and Therapeutics and Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
2. Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Corresponding author

Eduardo Melani Rocha
E-mail: [email protected]

Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest: None of the authors have any potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Barbosa AP, Alves M, Furtado JMF, Adriano L, Nominato LF, Dias LC, et al. A cegueira corneal na caverna de Platão: as forças para prevenir e reverter a opacidade da córnea. Parte I: epidemiologia e novos conceitos na fisiopatologia. Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. 2020;83(5):. 10.5935/0004-2749.20200102

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