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Representative image from a patient with xerophthalmia due to vitamin A deficiency secondary to bariatric surgery. (a) Slit lamp photograph showing dry lusterless appearance of the keratinized bulbar conjunctiva (Bitot spot). (b) Corneal fluorescein staining showing multiple punctate epithelial erosions within the palpebral fissure.
