Recurrent corneal erosion (RCE) is a common disorder that usually arises following specific trauma to the cornea, or epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD).1,2 Several studies on patients with RCE have been carried out light, electron or in vivo confocal microscopy.3–5 However, the tear film condition over abnormal elevated epithelium in RCE or EBMD patients is little understood.2 The present study evaluated the correlation between tear film and diseased corneal epithelium in patients with RCE or EBMD.