Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Ophthalmol. Feb 12, 2015; 5(1): 1-15
Published online Feb 12, 2015. doi: 10.5318/wjo.v5.i1.1
Table 1 Staging for severity of cicatricial conjunctivitis
Staging for severity of cicatricial conjunctivitis
Foster Staging[7]
ISubepithelial fibrosis, positive rose-bengal staining in conjunctiva, conjunctival “shrinkage” from abnormal connective tissue due to small white striae that form around the superficial vessels in substantia propria
IIMarked foreshortening of inferior conjunctiva described by (1) 0%-25%; (2) 25%-50%; (3) 50%-75%; and (4) 75%-100%
IIICorneal neovascularization, trichiasis, dystichiasis, keratopathy, subepithelial bands of connective tissue resulting in symblepharon (conjunctival adhesions) formation that is described by (1) 0%-25%; (2) 25%-50%; (3) 50%-75%; and (4) 75%-100%
IVSevere sicca syndrome, keratinization, ankyloblepharon
Mondino Staging[134]
I0%-25% loss of inferior conjunctival fornix depth
II25%-50% loss of inferior conjunctival fornix depth
III50%-75% loss of inferior conjunctival fornix depth
IV75%-100% loss of inferior conjunctival fornix depth