Medical management of neurotrophic keratitis

Summary Considerations for the medical management of neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) depend upon the stage/ severity and pathology of the underlying disease process. Therapeutic approaches are broadly divided into strategic areas that encompass categories of treating the underlying disease process, tr...

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Published in:Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) England), 2017-09, Vol.95 (S259), p.n/a
Main Author: RAMA, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Complications
Keratitis
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Summary:Summary Considerations for the medical management of neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) depend upon the stage/ severity and pathology of the underlying disease process. Therapeutic approaches are broadly divided into strategic areas that encompass categories of treating the underlying disease process, treating any concurrent infections, preventing disease progression, promoting epithelialisation, providing tear replacement, reducing inflammation, preventing stromal tissue loss or perforation and avoiding complications.
ISSN:1755-375X
1755-3768
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.03323