Corneal epithelium exfoliates how long can you restore commonly

Corneal epithelial exfoliation generally can be recovered in about 1-3 days.

Corneal epithelial exfoliation refers to a certain area of epithelial full-layer cell exfoliation, usually the basement membrane, preelastic layer, stroma layer is normal, and corneal epithelial cells are regenerative cells, can proliferate and repair themselves. If the patient exfoliates a small area, it generally returns to normal in about 1 day. If the patient exfoliates a large area, it takes about 3 days to return to normal.

Patients should pay attention to daily diet conditioning, maintain a balanced nutrition, eat more foods rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, which can promote the repair of corneal epithelium.