Neural basis of eye surface sensationsAt a recent international eye meeting, Carlos Belmonte, MD, PhD, Alicante, Spain, gave the EuCornea Medal Lecture on the topic of “Neural basis of eye surface sensations. From dryness to pain.” Pain in and around the eye can be very frustrating to treat. This pain goes by many names: eye pain, neuropathic […]
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Our first patient to have Cord Blood Serum for corneal neuropathy and trigeminal neuralgia reported a significant improvement in pain scores from 9/10 pain to 2/10 pain in the one eye the patient is using the CBS. We are very excited about her initial pain scores. This patient will be returning for formal testing of
We saw recently a woman who has had Stevens-Johnson Syndrome since she was 20 years old. The devastation Stevens-Johnson causing in the whole body is terrible. It has destroyed her left eye completely and now destroying her other eye. She wants to work. She wants to see. But the chronic inflammation that is not controlled
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Neuropathic pain results from damage to or dysfunction of peripheral nerves due to a variety of factors, such as the ones below. Causes of Neuropathic Pain: 1. Idiopathic: meaning ..no know knows why 2. Previous virus or bacterial infection -Herpes Zoster: this is well known as Post Herpetic Neuralgia 3. Metabolic disorder -Diabetes: this is
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Chronic eye pain can be one of the most frustrating conditions for patients. Often surgeons and doctors do not see anything abnormal on exams, blood tests, and even under the microscope. Still patients can have debilitating pain. I posted about many of my patients who have “pain without stain” and the devastation it can bring.
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Many of my patients complain of chronic, debilitating eye pain. They have been dismissed by many optometrists and eye surgeons as their eyes do not “look bad.” This can be very frustrating to patients as they feel as if there is no hope. Many of these patients have “Pain Without Stain,” which is another way
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