Neuropathic Corneal Pain
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Chronic (neuropathic) corneal pain and blepharospasm: five case reports.
Pain and focal dystonias have been associated with chronic pain conditions such as complex regional pain syndrome. Corneal pain, frequently known as "dry eye", may be a neuropathic pain condition with abnormalities of the nerve plexus. Here we present 5 case histories of patients with defined corneal pain (with associated neuropathic features) and objective measures of changes in the nerve plex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0161-6420
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.08.004