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Classroom classification

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Filamentary keratitis

眼科

Common symptoms

角膜上皮糜烂、角膜树枝状改变、青光眼斑、角膜干燥斑、角膜灼伤刮伤

The pathology of disease

Filamentary keratitis is degenerative corneal epithelial filaments attached to surface; dry eye; contact lens; foreign body sensation; pain.

Symptoms

Foreign body sensation; pain; tearing; filaments on slit lamp; worse with blink; dry eye

Causes

Dry eye; contact lens; ocular surface disease; prolonged eye patching.

Treatment

Debridement of filaments; lubricants; mucolytics (acetylcysteine); treat dry eye

Dept

Ophthalmology.

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