WASHINGTON — Ophthalmologists need to look and listen for the cause of persistent epithelial defects, according to a speaker here.
“When we think about this problem, we have to think about the contributors to the problem,” Winston D. Chamberlain, MD, PhD, ABO, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. “I think about lids and external adnexa, primary epithelial disorders and corneal nerve disorders.”
Reviewing patient medications and taking a thorough history are important to the process, he said. When performing an exam, physicians