CHICAGO – Evaluating the ocular surface for local treatment is not enough, according to Anat Galor, MD. Nerve dysfunction must also be considered in cases of stubborn dry eye.
Galor, an associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, spoke on neuropathic pain here at the American Academy of Optometry’s Anterior Segment Section Symposium, which was cosponsored by Primary Care Optometry News.
“Many patients with dry eye symptoms have evidence of nerve dysfunction and central sensitization,” Galor said. “Even though we know this, there’s
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