- Results from defective adhesion of the epithelial cell layer.
- A manifestation of many clinical conditions that affect the corneal
surface such as previous trauma, corneal dystrophies or degenerations,
but may also occur spontaneously.
- Clinical features:
- Symptoms:
- Early morning awakening with painful eye
- Foreign body sensation
- Tearing
- Decreased vision
- Photophobia.
- Signs: epithelial slippage, edema, bullae, or epithelial loss
during the acute episode of erosion.
- Treatment: lubricants, bandage soft contact lens, corneal micropuncture
or excimer laser photoablation.
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