Corneal Subbasal Nerve Recovery in an Acute Case of Ultraviolet Keratitis Treated with Autologous Serum Eye Drops.

Conclusions: IVCM demonstrated dramatic damage to subbasal corneal nerves after brief UV-C exposure. The patient, treated with autologous serum eye drops in both eyes, achieved resolution of symptoms and recovery of subbasal corneal nerves. PMID: 29682341 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29682341?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Ophthalmology - April 25, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Tags: J Ophthalmol Source Type: research