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Superficial Punctate Keratitis in Evaporative Dry Eye Syndrome

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Clinical Image Corneal inflammation from various causes characterized by small scattered spots of loss or injury to the corneal epithelium, observed after instillation of sodium fluorescein dye and under cobalt blue filter illumination [1]. In this case, a 76-year-old woman with evaporative dry eye due to Meibomian gland dysfunction [2] and superficial punctate keratitis, Grade 2 according to Oxford scale, and a score of 20 on the OSDI test [3]. Her symptoms include redness, tearing, photophobia, slightly reduced vision, and eye fatigue. The patient was previously treated [4, 5] with Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and is currently using local heat, cleansing wipes, and artificial tears as needed (Figure 1).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17686411

Authors: José Carlos Díaz Ramos, Marta Villalba González, Antonio Cano Ortiz, David Cerdán Palacios

Language: English

Topic: Ocular Surface and Contact Lens

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7106535116

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