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Corneal neurotization : Clinical outcome and confocal microscopic study of neurotrophic keratopathy after contralateral V1 transposition surgery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
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Patient who diagnosed CN7&CN5 palsy with Neurotrophic keratopathy&#45
NK stages 2 and 3 (Mackie&#39
s classification)&#45
Confocal microscopic study
Neurotrophic keratopathy
Corneal neurotization
Registration Number
TCTR20180627002
Lead Sponsor
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Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
4
Inclusion Criteria

- Patient who diagnosed CN7&CN5 palsy with Neurotrophic keratopathy
- NK stages 2 and 3 (Mackie's classification)
- Patient older than 18 years old
- Non-response to maximal medical and surgical treatment such as lachrymal substitution, tarsorrhaphy and gold weight implantation
- No ocular hypertony in both eyes
- Written consent of the patient

Exclusion Criteria

- Impossibility of general anesthesia
- Herpetic or zoster recurrence in the 6 months prior surgery
- Congenital or Bilateral NK
- Patient who had diagnosed isolated CN7 palsy or isolated CN5 palsy
- Other causes of NK : diabeta mellitus, amylosis, sarcoidosis, multiple sclerosis, vitamin A or B12 deficiency, Sjögren syndrome, GVH disease, topical NSAID, topical beta-blockers, history of refractive surgery.
- Mental illness
- Patient's unable to understand informations

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
What is the pattern of nerve which regenerate to cornea after we performed corneal neurotization Mar 2018 The laser-scanning confocal microscope (HRT3)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
How to evaluate clinical outcome in patients after corneal neurotization Mar 2018 modified Cochetâ€Bonnet esthesiometer
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