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Exposure keratopathy may lead to serious complications such as microbial keratitis, corneal perforation, and visual impairment if not treated.

To compare the effect of carbomer eye drops when used alone and in combination with polyethylene covers in the healing of exposure keratopathy.

A single blind randomized‐controlled trial (RCT) in two intensive care units (ICUs) was carried out in a university hospital in Western Turkey between September 2011 and December 2012. The control group received only carbomer, eye drops while the intervention group received both carbomer eye drops and polyethylene covers. The primary outcome was the decrease or absence of corneal damage, which refers to healing. Corneal damage was followed up with a fluorescein dye test (decrease/absence of the corneal staining) by the same ophthalmologist for 10 days.

A total of 43 corneas …