Interstitial keratitis

Interstitial keratitis
SpecialtyOphthalmology

Interstitial keratitis (IK) is an eye disorder characterized by scarring of the cornea due to chronic inflammation of the corneal stroma (keratitis). "Interstitial" refers to space between cells (i.e. the corneal stroma, which lies between the epithelium and the endothelium).