Filamentary Keratopathy (Keratitis filiformis) | |
Mucus strands entwined with epithelial tags form filaments on the corneal surface. Associated with dry eye, superior limbus keratopathy (SLK), or aberrant epithelial healing. | |
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik¦5, Erlangen, Germany | |
H16.14 | |
Cornea -> Keratitis, Keratouveitis (Infectious/Non-Infectious/Neuroparalytic/Parasitic) -> Superficial Keratopathy -> Filamentary Keratopathy | |
cornea, systemic disease | |
3769 |