Ultraviolet Keratitis Workup

Updated: Aug 09, 2022
  • Author: Alex Koyfman, MD; Chief Editor: Liudvikas Jagminas, MD, FACEP  more...
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Workup

Procedures

Perform standard slit lamp examination with fluorescein in suspected cases of ultraviolet (UV) keratitis. [9]

Diffuse uptake of fluorescein is seen in the image below.

Diffuse uptake of fluorescein stain as seen in ult Diffuse uptake of fluorescein stain as seen in ultraviolet keratitis.