| Indication |
Consultant n(%) |
| Pain relief (e.g.bullous keratopathy, recurrent erosion syndrome) |
51 (98%) |
| Promotion of epithelial healing (e.g. persistent epithelial defects, recurrent erosion syndrome) |
49 (94.2%) |
| Postoperative protection (e.g. following conunctival/corneal surgery) |
43 (82.7%) |
| Apposition of wound edges (e.g. corneal perforation, after suture removal) |
40 (76.9%) |
| Mechanical protection of ocular surface (e.g. trichiasis, entropion) |
38 (73.1%) |
| Maintenance of ocular hydration (e.g. dry eye, corneal exposure) |
24 (46.2%) |
