Mooren Ulcer. By Enette Ngoei EyeWorld Contributing Editor. Mooren's ulcer is an idiopathic, painful, progressive ulceration of the peripheral cornea.
Slit lamp photograph of Mooren's ulcer shows advanced corneal ulceration involving corneal center with vascularized corneal base, corneal thinning and adjacent conjuctival inflammation. PUK: The difference can mean life or death. Mooren's ulcer (moor-ĕnz) n. a rare chronic progressive ulceration of the cornea, occurring in the elderly. "Mooren's ulcer." A Dictionary of Nursing. .
Mooren ulcer has been casually related to.
Etiology Mooren s ulcer has been associated with different entities, often leading to the conjecture Evaluation Mooren s Ulcer is idiopathic.
PUK: The difference can mean life or death. It is a common condition in humans particularly in the tropics and the agrarian societies. Mooren's ulcer is inflammation that occurs at the edge of the cornea (clear part of the front of the eye).