Ipsilateral supraorbital nerve transfer in a case of recalcitrant neurotrophic keratopathy with an intact ipsilateral frontal nerve: A novel surgical technique

PURPOSE: To report a case of regained corneal sensation and function in a patient with neurotrophic keratopathy due to direct damage to the long ciliary nerves by performing a corneal neurotization procedure using ipsilateral supraorbital nerve. Surgical technique is described in detail as well as a...

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Published in:Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
Main Authors: Jacinto, Frances, Espana, Edgar, Padilla, Maximilian, Ahmad, Amier, Leyngold, Ilya
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Case report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5757463/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29503915
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2016.07.001
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