We have recently followed 43 patients affected by neurotrophic keratitis with epithelial defects or corneal ulcers. 19 In six of these patients (13.9%) we did not find any justification of corneal ...

Essentially, these treatments aim to promote healing in a condition in which the cornea has innately lost the ability to do so, he added. “This is one of the reasons why neurotrophic ulcers are ...

A corneal ulcer is an open sore or wound on the cornea — the transparent, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye and focuses light into it. Often beginning as keratitis ...

In addition to aniridia and neurotrophic keratopathy ... along with photophobia and corneal ulcers; graft-versus-host disease ...

The indication for insertion of ProKera was nonhealing corneal ulcers of infective origin (group 1) in 9 eyes (25.7%), neurotrophic keratopathy (group 2) in 11 eyes (31.4%), chemical injury (group ...

aiding in the healing of chronic corneal epithelial defects and ulcers in individuals with Neurotrophic Keratitis. It also has a partial benefit in improving tear function. Clinical trials ...

Neurotrophic keratitis. Neurotrophic keratitis is a degenerative condition caused by nerve impairment. This impairment leads to reduced sensitivity of your cornea. As a result, your eyes don’t ...

As it’s an open sore on your eye, a corneal ulcer is “considered a medical emergency” and can lead to vision loss and blindness, the Cleveland Clinic says. Carrasco ended up in the hospital ...

There were 35 eyes of 33 patients, with a mean age of 68.2±19.5 years (range: 17–99 years). There were 25 men and 8 women. Median follow-up was 110 days (mean: 164.6 days; range: 30–960 days).