Corneal nerves in health and disease

MA Al-Aqaba, VK Dhillon, I Mohammed… - Progress in retinal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The cornea is the most sensitive structure in the human body. Corneal nerves adapt to
maintain transparency and contribute to corneal health by mediating tear secretion and …

In vivo confocal microscopy of corneal nerves in health and disease

A Cruzat, Y Qazi, P Hamrah - The ocular surface, 2017 - Elsevier
In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) is becoming an indispensable tool for studying corneal
physiology and disease. Enabling the dissection of corneal architecture at a cellular level …

TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of elective medications and procedures on the ocular surface

JAP Gomes, DT Azar, C Baudouin, E Bitton, W Chen… - The Ocular Surface, 2023 - Elsevier
The word “elective” refers to medications and procedures undertaken by choice or with a
lower grade of prioritization. Patients usually use elective medications or undergo elective …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: Sensory biology and pain: Corneal innervation and sensation: The eye and beyond

AY Yang, J Chow, J Liu - The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The cornea is one of the most densely innervated and sensitive tissues in the body. In
addition to their important sensory functions, corneal nerves induce reflex tear production …

Corneal neurotoxicity due to topical benzalkonium chloride

J Sarkar, S Chaudhary, A Namavari… - … & visual science, 2012 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: The aim of this study was to determine and characterize the effect of topical
application of benzalkonium chloride (BAK) on corneal nerves in vivo and in vitro. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Early corneal nerve damage and recovery following small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK)

K Mohamed-Noriega, AK Riau, NC Lwin… - … & visual science, 2014 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: We compared early corneal nerve changes after small incision lenticule extraction
(SMILE) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Methods.: A total of 12 rabbits underwent …

Imaging and quantification of subbasal nerve plexus in healthy volunteers and diabetic patients with or without retinopathy

A Zhivov, K Winter, M Hovakimyan, S Peschel… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The alterations of subbasal nerve plexus (SBP) innervation and corneal
sensation were estimated non-invasively and compared with the values in healthy …

Corneal confocal microscopy: a new technique for early detection of diabetic neuropathy

N Papanas, D Ziegler - Current diabetes reports, 2013 - Springer
Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) is a noninvasive method for the study of human cornea
in vivo. It has increasingly been used to assess the morphology of the sub-basal corneal …

Corneal neurotization

M Koaik, K Baig - Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Corneal neurotization : Current Opinion in Ophthalmology Corneal neurotization : Current
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Assessing corneal nerve structure and function in diabetic neuropathy

M Tavakoli, IN Petropoulos, RA Malik - Clinical and Experimental …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The accurate detection and quantification of human diabetic peripheral neuropathy are
important to define at‐risk patients, anticipate deterioration and assess new therapies. Two …