Comparison of clinical characteristics of post-refractive surgery-related and post-herpetic neuropathic corneal pain

Bayraktutar, Betul; Ozmen, MEHMET; Muzaaya, Nasser; Dieckmann, Gabriela; Koseoglu, N.; Muller, Rodrigo; Cruzat, Andrea; Cavalcanti, Bernardo; Hamrah, Pedram

doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2020.07.006

Comparison of clinical characteristics of post-refractive surgery-related and post-herpetic neuropathic corneal pain

Bayraktutar B. N. , Ozmen M. C. , Muzaaya N., Dieckmann G., Koseoglu N. D. , Muller R. T. , ...More

OCULAR SURFACE, vol.18, no.4, pp.641-650, 2020 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 18 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.07.006
Title of Journal : OCULAR SURFACE
Page Numbers: pp.641-650
Keywords: Herpes keratitis, Neuropathic corneal pain, Pain, Quality of life, Refractive surgery, HERPES-ZOSTER, OCULAR PAIN, DRY EYE, INCOMPLETE RESPONSE, INFLAMMATION, SYMPTOMS, EFFICACY, QUALITY, TEARS, LASIK

Abstract

Purpose: To compare the clinical characteristics and in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) findings of patients with neuropathic corneal pain (NCP) due to refractive surgery (RS-NCP) and herpetic eye disease (H-NCP) to controls.