INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF CORNEAL ULCERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

This article presents data from a study on optimizing the comprehensive treatment of corneal ulcers in children. The authors present data on the effectiveness of combined approaches to accelerate healing, reduce ocular inflammation, and prevent corneal opacification. From 2023 to 2025, 265 patients with inflammatory corneal diseases were hospitalized in the ophthalmology department of the Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute (TashPMI). Of these, 87 (32.8%) children were diagnosed with corneal ulcers, and 178 (67.2%) had keratitis of various origins.