Cornea ulcer and rubeosis

This image is part of the sequence Healthcare: Eye with corneal ulcer and rubeosis before and after adding a diagnostic dye

Credit: DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Cornea ulcer and rubeosis. Blind and bloodshot eye of a 83-year-old man with rubeosis iridis (also called rubeosis glaucoma), where abnormal blood vessels have formed over the iris. Rubeosis iridis is seen only in patients with severe glaucoma, caused by a build up of fluid within the eyeball. The cornea is the transparent layer covering the iris (brown) and pupil (black). An ulcer (green ring) has also developed, possibly as a result of the rubeosis. It has been highlighted using fluorescin, a yellow dye that turns green when absorbed by eye lesions. For the eye before dyeing, see M155/612.

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