Review Article

The Ocular Surface Chemical Burns

Table 1

Roper-Hall classification for the severity of ocular surface burns.

GradeClinical findingsPrognosis
CorneaConjunctiva/limbus

ICorneal epithelial damageNo limbal ischemiaGood
IICorneal haze, iris details visible<1/3 limbal ischemiaGood
IIITotal epithelial loss, stromal haze, and iris details obscured1/3–1/2 limbal ischemiaGuarded
IVCornea opaque, iris and pupil obscured>1/2 limbal ischemiaPoor