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SUBMITTER: Hearne BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6259085 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hearne Benjamin J BJ Hearne Elewys G EG Montgomery Hugh H Lightman Susan L SL
Journal of the Intensive Care Society 20180322 4
Ocular surface disease is common in the intensive care population with 20-42% of patients developing corneal epithelial defects. The ocular surface is normally protected by the ability to produce tears, to blink and to close the eyes with rest or sleep. All of these mechanisms can be disrupted in the intensive care population, increasing the risk of developing ocular surface disease. Despite the scale of the problem, eye-care protocols are commonly not instigated and documentation of eye care is ...[more]