Advancing Wavelike Epitheliopathy

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Advancing wavelike epitheliopathy (AWE) is a chronic or recurrent disorder characterized by well-demarcated, wavelike plaques of coarse, thickened corneal epithelium. This process characteristically extends from the superior limbus and spreads toward the visual axis. Some cases also show that they may originate from the inferior limbus. Corneal epithelial scrapings show no signs of dysplasia or irregularity, and the conjunctiva remains unaffected. AWE can be unilateral or bilateral.