such as punctate epithelial keratitis or tear film debris. They should also be distinguished from meibomian gland debris, which has a glistening oily appearance. [13] Differentiation between DLK ...

Eyes were further grouped according to Mackie's classification [24] into stage 1: neurotrophic keratopathy with punctate staining, vascularization, or scarring but no epithelial defect ...

Ulcerative keratitis; monitor for resolution of epithelial defects ... Corneal opacity (haze), punctate keratitis, corneal striae, corneal epithelium defect, eye pain, reduced visual acuity ...

The European Commission has approved SIFI's Akantior as the first therapy anywhere in the world for acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), an ultra-rare parasitic infection that can lead to blindness.

Further, its cell biology is quite distinct from that of other tissues which results in it being the only epithelial organ which never develops clinically relevant cancers. Aging, ocular injury, ...