Figure 1. Corneal structure, including tear film components. Shown is the anterior portion of the eye with its various structures labeled, including the cornea which interfaces with the external ...

Fluorescein staining, BUT and ST1 tests were performed. Twenty-four eyes (12 %) had grade 4, 42 eyes (22 %) had grade 3, 66 eyes (34 %) had grade 2 and 60 eyes (31 %) had grade 1 staining pattern ...

Total corneal thickness was measured from the OCT images using Fiji software. Sodium fluorescein staining was performed daily throughout the 14-day observation period to determine the rate of ...

Dry eyes are associated with minute punctate epithelial erosions of the cornea, usually detected by fluorescein or Rose Bengal staining of the ocular surface. This is seen in post-LASIK patients ...