Dry eye diagnosis and management

Figures & data

Figure 1. Etiopathogenic groups of dry eye disease.

Figure 2. Moderate dry eye with punctuate corneal fluorescein staining and excessive mucus formation on the corneal surface.

Figure 3. Severe dry eye with multiple, higher than normal tear meniscus lid-parallel conjunctival folds (lid-parallel conjunctival fold grade 3).

Figure 4. Nonhealing corneal epithelial defect in severe dry eye before and after amniotic membrane transplantation.

Figure 5. The therapeutic pyramid based on the severity of dry eye disease.

Patients who fail to respond to a particular treatment should be stepped up to the next level.

AMT: Amniotic membrane transplantation; SGT: Salivary gland transplantation.

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