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Fluorescein
Aka: Fluorescein, Corneal Epithelial Disruption
- See Also
- Cornea
- Indications
- Corneal Inflammation
- Corneal Trauma
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Foreign Body
- Keratitis
- Herpes Simplex Keratitis
- Technique 1
- Fluorescein in solution or strips
- Fluorescein solution easily grows Pseudomonas
- Take care to avoid contamination
- Dampen strips with saline or moist Conjunctiva
- Fluorescein stains epithelial defects
- Visualize defects under cobalt blue or wood's lamp
- Irrigate eye after stain to avoid eye reaction to dye
- Technique 2
- Observe Corneal reflection from penlight
- As pt moves his eye into various positions,
- Epithelial disruption distorts reflection