Neuropathic ocular pain: an important yet underevaluated feature of dry eye.
Eye (Lond)
; 29(3): 301-12, 2015 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25376119
ABSTRACT
Dry eye has gained recognition as a public health problem given its prevalence, morbidity, and cost implications. Dry eye can have a variety of symptoms including blurred vision, irritation, and ocular pain. Within dry eye-associated ocular pain, some patients report transient pain whereas others complain of chronic pain. In this review, we will summarize the evidence that chronicity is more likely to occur in patients with dysfunction in their ocular sensory apparatus (ie, neuropathic ocular pain). Clinical evidence of dysfunction includes the presence of spontaneous dysesthesias, allodynia, hyperalgesia, and corneal nerve morphologic and functional abnormalities. Both peripheral and central sensitizations likely play a role in generating the noted clinical characteristics. We will further discuss how evaluating for neuropathic ocular pain may affect the treatment of dry eye-associated chronic pain.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndromes do Olho Seco
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Dor Ocular
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Neuralgia
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eye (Lond)
Assunto da revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos