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Corneal Erosion

Aka: Corneal Erosion

Risk Factors
1. Predisposition to poor Corneal healing
  1. Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy (basement membrane disorder)
2. Sharp Corneal Abrasion
Management
1. Keep eye moist to optimize healing
  1. Day: Preservative free artificial tears at least 4 times daily for 2 weeks
  2. Night: Refresh PM ointment or Lacri-lube
Course
1. Requires 2 weeks to fully heal
References
1. Majoewsky (2012) EM:RAP 12(1): 8

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 1/5/2012 and last published on 5/18/2012.

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