Recurrent Corneal Erosion

• Results from defective adhesion of the epithelial cell layer.
• A manifestation of many clinical conditions that affect the corneal surface such as previous trauma, corneal dystrophies or degenerations, but may also occur spontaneously.

Clinical Features

• Symptoms:
  • Early morning awakening with painful eye
  • Foreign body sensation
  • Tearing
  • Decreased vision
  • Photophobia.
• Signs: epithelial slippage, edema, bullae, or epithelial loss during the acute episode of erosion.
• Treatment: lubricants, bandage soft contact lens, corneal micropuncture or excimer laser photoablation