Corneal neurotization, a sensory nerve transplant procedure, can restore corneal sensation in insensate corneas and improve visual acuity.
Cat N. Burkat, MD, and Andrea L. Kossler, MD, presented and discussed the results of this technique at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
“This technique has been around now for over a decade, and we have short- and long-term evidence of nerve regeneration and clinical efficacy,” Kossler said.
Corneal neurotization is performed in patients with neurotrophic keratopathy, which may be caused by infections, trauma, chemical burns, ocular