Amniotic membrane transplantation for managing dry eye and neurotrophic keratitis

Amniotic membrane transplantation for managing dry eye and neurotrophic keratitis

Neurotrophic keratitis (NK), a degenerative disease caused by damage to the trigeminal nerve, abolishes both tearing and blinking reflexes, thus causing the most severe forms of dry eye disease (DED). Conversely, the increasing severity of DED also leads to progressive loss of corneal nerve density,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Olivia G Mead, Sean Tighe, Scheffer C. G. Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
amniotic membrane
corneal ulcer
dry eye
epithelial defect
neurotrophic keratitis
Online Access:http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2020;volume=10;issue=1;spage=13;epage=21;aulast=Mead

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http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2020;volume=10;issue=1;spage=13;epage=21;aulast=Mead

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