Open AccessFunctional and Structural Changes Following Corneal Neurotisation in the Management of Neurotrophic Keratopathy: UK Single Centre Series
Author(s) -
Mohamed ElAlfy,
Sundas Maqsood,
Scott Hau,
Ruben Y. Kannan,
Charles Nduka,
Samer Hamada,
Raman Malhotra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s298941
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , visual acuity , cornea , corneal topography , contact lens
To report the functional and anatomical outcomes including structural changes in corneal nerve density and morphology using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) after corneal neurotisation in patients with neurotrophic keratopathy (NK), using a sural nerve graft.