The ocular inflammatory process and tear film instability of patients with AKC is responsible for many ocular surface disorders including superficial punctate keratitis, macroerosion and a decreased ...
In an interview with Ophthalmology Times, Robert Latkany, MD, a New York ocular surface specialist, discusses lagophthalmos, the inability to fully close the eyelids, often leads to exposure keratitis ...
It is characterized by punctate and then confluent corneal ulceration, plaque formation, increased risk of corneal infection and abnormalities of corneal shape. It is related to the degree of ...