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Corneal Erosion, Recurrent: Multimedia

Author: Arun Verma, MD, Senior Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, Dr Daljit Singh Eye Hospital, India
Coauthor(s): Michael P Ehrenhaus, MD, Director, Department of Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
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Updated: Jun 17, 2009

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Corneal abrasion.Media file 1: Corneal abrasion.
Corneal abrasion.

Corneal abrasion.

Recurrent corneal erosion.Media file 2: Recurrent corneal erosion.
Recurrent corneal erosion.

Recurrent corneal erosion.

Recurrent erosion with fluorescein in an area of ...Media file 3: Recurrent erosion with fluorescein in an area of staining.
Recurrent erosion with fluorescein in an area of ...

Recurrent erosion with fluorescein in an area of staining.

Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.Media file 4: Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.
Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.

Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.

Stromal puncture seen with fluorescein.Media file 5: Stromal puncture seen with fluorescein.
Stromal puncture seen with fluorescein.

Stromal puncture seen with fluorescein.

Direct view with a slit lamp.Media file 6: Direct view with a slit lamp.
Direct view with a slit lamp.

Direct view with a slit lamp.

Debriding of the epithelium. Poorly adherent epit...Media file 7: Debriding of the epithelium. Poorly adherent epithelium with a second layer of basement membrane.
Debriding of the epithelium. Poorly adherent epit...

Debriding of the epithelium. Poorly adherent epithelium with a second layer of basement membrane.

Granular dystrophy before phototherapeutic kerate...Media file 8: Granular dystrophy before phototherapeutic keratectomy.
Granular dystrophy before phototherapeutic kerate...

Granular dystrophy before phototherapeutic keratectomy.

Granular dystrophy after photorefractive keratect...Media file 9: Granular dystrophy after photorefractive keratectomy.
Granular dystrophy after photorefractive keratect...

Granular dystrophy after photorefractive keratectomy.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

recurrent corneal erosion, RCE, recurrent corneal erosion syndrome, RCE syndrome, epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, microcystic corneal dystrophy, recurrent epithelial erosion, corneal abrasions, Cogan's microcystic corneal dystrophy, Cogan microcystic corneal dystrophy

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Arun Verma, MD, Senior Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, Dr Daljit Singh Eye Hospital, India
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Michael P Ehrenhaus, MD, Director, Department of Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Michael P Ehrenhaus, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Fernando H Murillo-Lopez, MD, Senior Surgeon, Unidad Privada de Oftalmologia CEMES
Fernando H Murillo-Lopez, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Managing Editor

Christopher J Rapuano, MD, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Co-Chairman of the Cornea Service, Co-Chairman of Refractive Surgery Department, Wills Eye Institute
Christopher J Rapuano, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, Cornea Society, Eye Bank Association of America, International Society of Refractive Surgery, and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
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CME Editor

Lance L Brown, OD, MD, Ophthalmologist, Affiliated With Freeman Hospital and St John's Hospital, Regional Eye Center, Joplin, Missouri
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