Unilateral pediatric neurotrophic keratitis due to congenital left trigeminal nerve aplasia with PROSE (prosthetic replacement of the ocular surface ecosystem) treatment
Purpose: To present a 3-year-old female patient with a non-familial, isolated, unilateral case of left corneal anesthesia with MRI-confirmed congenital left trigeminal nerve aplasia. Observations: A corneal epithelial defect was noted in the left eye after an 8-week trial of recombinant human nerve...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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| Series: | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993620301699 |