The following is true of the photograph below:

The following is true of the photograph below:

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  1. This particular stain stains only devitalized and dead cells and mucus.
  2. This eye has been stained with 2% rose Bengal.
  3. This stain pools in epithelial erosions and stains exposed basement membrane.
  4. This stain may be a more sensitive indicator of early or mild cases of keratoconjuncitivitis sicca.