A review of management strategies for nociceptive and neuropathic ocular surface pain
Despite being a common presenting symptom to eye-care clinics, many ophthalmologists have difficulty diagnosing and managing ocular surface pain. The purpose of this review is to discuss potential causes of ocular surface pain, focusing on both nociceptive and neuropathic aetiologies. Specifically,...
- Autores:
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Dermer, Harrison
Lent-Schochet, Daniella
Theotoka, Despoina
Paba, Christian
Cheema, Abdullah A.
Kim, Ryan S.
Galor, Anat
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2020
- Institución:
- Universidad El Bosque
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio U. El Bosque
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/2600
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/2600
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40265-020-01282-3
https://repositorio.unbosque.edu.co
- Palabra clave:
- Dolor nociceptivo
Anomalías del ojo
Enfermedades del nervio óptico
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Acceso cerrado
| Summary: | Despite being a common presenting symptom to eye-care clinics, many ophthalmologists have difficulty diagnosing and managing ocular surface pain. The purpose of this review is to discuss potential causes of ocular surface pain, focusing on both nociceptive and neuropathic aetiologies. Specifically, we outline an approach to the diagnosis of ocular surface pain and focus on various management strategies, providing supporting evidence on the efficacy of various treatments. |
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