Expert consensus on the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy

Expert consensus on the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy

Abstract Background Neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) is a relatively uncommon, underdiagnosed degenerative corneal disease that is caused by damage to the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve by conditions such as herpes simplex or zoster keratitis, intracranial space-occupying lesions, diabetes,...

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Main Authors: Reza Dana, Marjan Farid, Preeya K. Gupta, Pedram Hamrah, Paul Karpecki, Cathleen M. McCabe, Lisa Nijm, Jay S. Pepose, Stephen Pflugfelder, Christopher J. Rapuano, Arvind Saini, Sarah N. Gibbs, Michael S. Broder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Corneal diseases
Keratitis
Corneal epithelium
Trigeminal nerve diseases
Consensus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-021-02092-1

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