Surgical management of neurotrophic keratitis
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Diagnosis and management of neurotrophic keratitis
Neurotrophic keratitis (NK) is a degenerative disease characterized by corneal sensitivity reduction, spontaneous epithelium breakdown, and impairment of corneal healing. Several causes of NK, including herpetic keratitis, diabetes, and ophthalmic and neurosurgical procedures, share the common mechanism of trigeminal damage. Diagnosis of NK requires accurate investigation of clinical ocular and...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1755-375X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.03324