Tropical treatment with nerve growth factor for neurotrophic keratitis

Ophthalmology

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1347-1351

  Bonini, Stefano ^a   Lambiase, Alessandro ^a,b   Rama, Paolo ^c   Caprioglio, Giancarlo ^c   Aloe, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Venice   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; EYE DROPS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; KERATITIS; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; ULCER HEALING; VISUAL ACUITY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CORNEA; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034223561     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(00)00163-9     Document Type: Article

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