The evaluation of dry eye disease severity and treatment success could significantly be affected by early grading of corneal fluorescein staining, according to a study published in The Ocular Surface.
“The results of this study highlight concerns about the optimum time for grading corneal fluorescein staining,” Carolyn G. Begley, OD, professor emerita at Indiana University School of Optometry, and colleagues wrote. “This is worrisome when considering the errors in grading of corneal staining that may occur in clinical studies or practice, given that there are no widely