Can you reverse decreased corneal sensitivity?

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Can you reverse decreased corneal sensitivity?

25-Jul-2017, 11:02

I've seen some studies now saying that dry eye leads to decreased corneal sensitivity and therefore less tear production. I'm wondering if any available dry eye treatment can reverse this? I'm suspecting serum drops would be the most logical choice here?

Decrease in corneal sensitivity and change in tear function in dry eye. - PubMed - NCBI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Cornea. 1996 May;15(3):235-9. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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07-Aug-2017, 20:30

Autologous serum can encourage the regeneration of corneal nerves:

I don't understand enough about neuro-ophthalmology to understand if this will regenerate the nerves responsible for triggering tear production or not. Here's an article.

Autologous Serum Tears for Treatment of Photoallodynia in Patients with Corneal Neuropathy: Efficacy and Evaluation with In Vivo Confocal Microscopy

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Patients suffering from corneal neuropathy may present with photoallodynia; i.e., increased light sensitivity, frequently with a normal slit-lamp examination. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of autologous serum tears (AST) for treatment of severe ...
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