A patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) may develop damage to the cornea and ocular suface while sedated. The damage can be classified based on its nature.
Ocular Surface Disease
Category
punctate epithelial erosions (PEEs) involving the inferior third of the cornea
I
punctate epithelial erosions (PEEs) involving more than the inferior third of the cornea
II
macroepithelial defect (MED)
III
stromal whitening in the presence of epithelial defect (SWED)
IV
stromal scar
V
microbial keratitis (MK)
VI
other
VII
where:
• Microbial keratitis is an epithelial defect, stromal infiltrate and positive bacterial culture.
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