Neuropathic Ocular Pain due to Dry Eye Is Associated With Multiple Comorbid Chronic Pain Syndromes
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Ocular neuropathic pain
As the biological alarm of impending or actual tissue damage, pain is essential for our survival. However, when it is initiated and/or sustained by dysfunctional elements in the nociceptive system, it is itself a disease known as neuropathic pain. While the critical nociceptive system provides a number of protective functions, it is unique in its central role of monitoring, preserving and resto...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Pain
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1526-5900
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.10.019