Contact lens wear, especially extended-wear soft lenses  Corneal trauma, foreign bodies  Ocular surface disease (e.g., exposure/neurotrophic keratopathy, chronic bullous keratopathy, dry eye syndrome, trichiasis, distichiasis, entropion)  Topical immunosuppressive therapy (e.g.,…

 Visually significant lens opacity  Rarely, a cataract causing intraocular inflammation and/or glaucoma Surgical Technique  Anesthesia: topical or local  Extracapsular method: An incision is made near the limbus, an anterior capsulotomy…

 Staphylococcal infection, acne rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis Symptoms  Burning, itching, discomfort, foreign-body sensation, tearing, crusting, mild discharge, fluctuation in vision Signs  Associated atopic and seborrheic dermatitis, and ocular rosacea  Hyperemia, telangiectasias,…

 Alkali: Examples include sodium hydroxide (lye), calcium hydroxide (lime, cement, plaster), and ammonia.  Acids: sulfuric acid (battery fluid)  Mace (chloroacetophenone) and teargas  Organic solvents  Detergents Symptoms  Pain, redness, tearing, decreased…