Surface Ocular Disease

Surface ocular disease is an ailment of the eyes that causes loss of vision and discomfort. The disease also results in infection, erosion, ulceration, destruction and scarring of the eye's surface.

Cause

• The dysfunction of neuroanatomic integration in different factors of the eye leads to the development of surface ocular disease.

Process

• The failure of neuroanatomic integration leads to dry eyes or an unstable level of tear film, which allows the eyes to become more susceptible to damage.

Effects

• If not treated, surface ocular disease can lead to surface ocular failure, such as limbal stem cell deficiency or squamous metaplasia. Both of these failures affect the cornea.

Detection

• Surface ocular diseases and failures are detected most effectively by impression cytology. Impression cytology requires a cellulose acetate filter to be applied to the ocular surface and remove layers of its epithelium.

Treatment

• Visit an ocular specialist to best treat surface ocular disease. Each affected eye will need to be thoroughly analyzed in order to restore any dysfunction that exists.