Use of nerve growth factor to treat congenital neurotrophic corneal ulceration

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 352-355

  Tan, Mei Hong ^a   Bryars, John ^b   Moore, Jonathan ^b  

^a OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital; Corneal ulcers; Nerve growth factor; Neurotrophic

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; LUBRICATING AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; OFLOXACIN;

ANESTHESIA (SENSORY DYSFUNCTION); ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL CORNEA ANESTHESIA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE;

CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; INFANT; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 33645974568     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000176609.42838.df     Document Type: Article

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