neurotorophic keratopathy neurotrophic keratopathy, persistent epitherial defect, corneal stromal thinning
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with neurotrophic keratopathy in leprosy sanatoriums 2. Cases with written consent by informed consent 3. Those with corneal perception of less than 40 m m nylon yarn length by the Cochet-Bonnet corneal perceptometer 4. Persistent corneal epithelial defects and/or Corneal stromal thinning
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Hypersensitivity or history of eye drops 2. Those with treatment due to the infection in acute phase
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of neuroparalytic keratopathy The patient is judged to have improved when one or more of the following two criteria are met. -Healing and reducing epithelial defects -Changes in corneal thickness in thin corneas | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. visual acuity 2. subjectve findings 3. time to complete healing for persistent epithelial defect | — |
Contacts
National Sanatrium Kikuchi Keifuen