Direct observation of corneal nerve fibres in neurotrophic keratopathy by confocal biomicroscopy

Lancet. 1999 Nov 6;354(9190):1613-4. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)04198-7.

Abstract

Non-invasive confocal biomicroscopy revealed regeneration of corneal nerve fibres coincident with corneal epithelial healing in a patient with neurotrophic keratopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cornea / innervation*
  • Corneal Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Corneal Diseases / pathology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Epithelium, Corneal / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Confocal*
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Regeneration*
  • Oligopeptides / therapeutic use*
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Oligopeptides
  • phenylalanyl-glycyl-leucyl-methioninamide
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I