Useful studies and articles on neuropathic corneal pain

Many thanks to Beth @ Boston Foundation for Sight for the following links:

2012
Quantitative characterization reveals three types of dry-sensitive corneal afferents: pattern of discharge, receptive field, and thermal and chemical sensitivity.
J Neurophysiol. 2012 Nov;108(9):2481-93. doi: 10.1152/jn.00523.2012. Epub 2012 Aug 22.
Hirata H, Fried N, Oshinsky ML.
Dept. of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson Univ., JAH 398, 1020 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. Harumitsu.Hirata@Jefferson.edu.

Rheumatology.org - presentation by Dr. Ramaesh (discussses Sjogrens and corneal neuropathic pain)

2010
NEI Workshop on Ocular Pain and Sensitivity:
Overview
List of participants
Summary of white papers

Post-LASIK tear dysfunction and dysesthesia.
Ocul Surf. 2010 Jul;8(3):135-45.
Nettune GR, Pflugfelder SC.
Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77098, USA. nettune@bcm.tmc.edu

(Review of Ophthalmology)
"An Anatomic Approach to Unexplained Ocular Pain. When a patient presents with ocular pain, first look for causes on the surface of the eye, then look deeper.[URL]

(EyeNet)
Addressing the Pain of Corneal Neuropathy

2009
Eurotimes article including discussion of "Lasik-induced neurotrophic epitheliopathy"

2008
Conjunctival and corneal pneumatic sensitivity is associated with signs and symptoms of ocular dryness.
Full text here
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Jul;49(7):2971-6. Epub 2008 Apr 4.
Situ P, Simpson TL, Fonn D, Jones LW.
Centre for Contact Lens Research, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

(Ophthalmology Times)
Chronic pain syndrome: A new post LASIK entity?

Topiramate for the Treatment of Chronic Corneal Pain
Cornea: January 2008 - Volume 27 - Issue 1 - pp 124-126
Case Report’
Nampiaparampil, Devi E MD; Nampiaparampil, Robert G BA; Prasad, Anita G MD


2007
(Ocular Surgery News)
Troutman Award recipient: Post-LASIK corneal neuropathy can mimic dry eye symptoms

Eye dryness sensations after refractive surgery: impaired tear secretion or "phantom" cornea?
J Refract Surg. 2007 Jun;23(6):598-602.
Belmonte C.
Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernandez-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, San Juan de Alicante, Spain. carlos.belmonte@umh.es

Dry eye and corneal sensitivity after high myopic LASIK.
J Refract Surg. 2007 Apr;23(4):338-42.
Tuisku IS, Lindbohm N, Wilson SE, Tervo TM.
Helsinki University Eye Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. ilpo.tuisku@helsinki.fi

(Ophthalmology Times)
Corneal nerve regeneration: how can we accelerate the process?

2006

(Eyeworld)
Not all post-op dry eye is dry eye


2004
Neural basis of sensation in intact and injured corneas.
Exp Eye Res. 2004 Mar;78(3):513-25.
Belmonte C, Acosta MC, Gallar J.
Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández-CSIC, Apdo correos 18, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain. carlos.belmonte@umh.es

Neural basis of sensation in intact and injured corneas.
Exp Eye Res. 2004 Mar;78(3):513-25.
Belmonte C, Acosta MC, Gallar J.
Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández-CSIC, Apdo correos 18, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain. carlos.belmonte@umh.es

2003
Neural basis of sensation in intact and injured corneas.
Exp Eye Res. 2004 Mar;78(3):513-25.
Belmonte C, Acosta MC, Gallar J.
Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández-CSIC, Apdo correos 18, 03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain. carlos.belmonte@umh.es
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