Autologous Serum Tears for Treatment of Photoallodynia in Patients with Corneal Neuropathy: Efficacy and Evaluation with In Vivo Confocal Microscopy.

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Patients suffering from corneal neuropathy may present with photoallodynia; i.e., increased light sensitivity, frequently with a normal slit-lamp examination. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of autologous serum tears (AST) for treatment of severe photoallodynia in corneal neuropathy and to correlate clinical findings with corneal subbasal nerve alterations by in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ocul Surf

Title: The ocular surface

ISSN (Electronic): 1937-5913

ISSN (Print): 1542-0124

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2015

Volume: 13

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Ocular Surface Imaging Center, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

[2 ] Pain/Analgesia Imaging Neuroscience (P.A.I.N.) Group, Department of Anesthesia, Boston Children's Hospital, Center for Pain and the Brain, Harvard Medical School, Waltham, MA, USA.

[3 ] Department of Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany.

[4 ] Ocular Surface Imaging Center, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: pedram_hamrah@meei.harvard.edu.

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Publisher Item ID: S1542-0124(15)00009-9 Mid ID: NIHMS671717

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2015.01.005

PMC ID: 4499014

PubMed ID: 26045233

SO-VID: 66073b52-0346-4ede-841f-5df1007105a4

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Keywords: autologous serum tears,corneal neuropathy,laser in vivo confocal microscopy,light sensitivity,nerve growth factor,photoallodynia,regeneration

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Keywords: autologous serum tears, corneal neuropathy, laser in vivo confocal microscopy, light sensitivity, nerve growth factor, photoallodynia, regeneration

Autologous Serum Tears for Treatment of Photoallodynia in Patients with Corneal Neuropathy: Efficacy and Evaluation with In Vivo Confocal Microscopy.

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