[Pathology of the cornea].

The basic pathologic mechanisms of corneal inflammation, including hereditary and degenerative-dystrophic keratopathies, are presented. Inflammatory keratopathies of non-ulcerative and ulcerative forms, which often occur in the ophthalmopathological diagnostics, are described, and special nosological entities are emphasized. The consequences of corneal ulceration are mentioned, and the incidence of neoplastic corneal processes is considered.