Re: Cornea disease

From:Alex Knisely

Don't forget vitamin A deficiency --

so keep popping those little Flintstones, folks!

A

At 21:59 16/01/02 -0500, RSRICHMOND@aol.com wrote:
>Deb King asks:
>
>>>I'm curious if anyone would know if developing cornea disease is somewhat 
>common in the lab world? With all the chemicals and fumes we work with, I 
>wouldn't be surprised. <<
>
>Not that I've heard of. Other than direct trauma, the only risk factor I
know 
>of for any corneal disease is exposure to sunlight.
>
>Bob Richmond
>Samurai Pathologist
>Knoxville TN
>
>
Alex Knisely, MD
Consultant Histopathologist

alex.knisely@kcl.ac.uk
 
Institute of Liver Studies
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London  SE5 9RS  UK
 
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