[4] Patients present with red eye, burning, tearing, foreign body sensation and mild photophobia.

[citation needed] The development and pathophysiology of SLK is not well understood, but appears to involve microtrauma of keratoconjunctival surfaces.

[7] For non-responsive cases, potential treatments include topical ciclosporin A,[8] vitamin A,[9] autologous serum[10] and injections of triamcinolone.

[11] Surgical treatment options include thermocauterization of the bulbar conjunctiva[12] and conjunctival resection,[13] typically under rose bengal (RB) staining to visualize affected areas.

[3] Rarely, it may occur as a consequence of upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery.