Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a condition that commonly referred to as dry eye. The medical term means inflammation of the cornea and surrounding tissues from drying. Ian Herring, DVM, offers an easy flowchart to focus on the most common etiologies. Sales representatives, think Schirmer tear tests.
Source: Clinician’s Brief, May 2017. Dr. Herring offers a set of easy-to-use tables:
- Schirmer tear test results
- Treatment for:
- Idiopathic/immune-mediated KCS
- KCS secondary to risk factors
- Congenital alacrima
- Neurogenic KCS