Topical Treatment with Nerve Growth Factor for Corneal Neurotrophic Ulcers
- 23 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 338 (17) , 1174-1180
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199804233381702
Abstract
Corneal neurotrophic ulcers associated with impairment of sensory innervation of the cornea may lead to loss of vision, and there is no effective treatment for these ulcers. We evaluated the effects of nerve growth factor in patients with this disorder.Keywords
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