▁is ▁often ▁poor ly ▁sympt om atic . ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁treatment ▁is ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁pro gression ▁of ▁cor ne al ▁damage ▁and ▁promote ▁he aling ▁of ▁the ▁cor ne al ▁ep ith el ium . ▁The ▁treatment ▁should ▁always ▁be ▁personal ized ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁the ▁disease . ▁Conserv ative ▁treatment ▁is ▁typically ▁the ▁best ▁option . ▁ ▁In ▁stage ▁I , ▁the ▁least ▁serious , ▁treatment ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁pres erv ative - free ▁artificial ▁tears ▁several ▁times ▁a ▁day ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁lub ric ate ▁and ▁protect ▁the ▁oc ular ▁surface , ▁impro ving ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁ep ith el ium ▁and ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁possible ▁loss ▁of ▁trans par ency ▁of ▁the ▁cor nea . ▁ ▁In ▁stage ▁II , ▁treatment ▁should ▁be ▁aim ed ▁at ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁cor ne al ▁ul cers ▁and ▁prom oting ▁the ▁he aling ▁of ▁ep ith el ial ▁les ions . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁artificial ▁tears , ▁top ical ▁ant ib iot ics ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁pres cribed ▁to ▁prevent ▁possible ▁in fe ctions . ▁Pat ients ▁should ▁be ▁monitor ed ▁very ▁carefully ▁since , ▁being ▁the ▁disease ▁poor ly ▁sympt om atic , ▁the ▁cor ne al ▁damage ▁may ▁progress ▁without ▁the ▁patient ▁not icing ▁any ▁w ors ening ▁of ▁the ▁sympt oms . ▁Cor ne al ▁contact ▁l enses ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁disease , ▁for ▁their ▁protect ive ▁action ▁to ▁improve ▁cor ne al