LOS ANGELES — Ophthalmologists should act early to prevent a “vicious” cycle of neuropathy and inflammation in corneal disease, according to a speaker at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
In this year’s Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Lecture, Reza Dana, MD, MPH, MSc, said neural dysregulation and inflammation “co-conspire” to induce ocular surface pathology.
“One amplifies the other, and they lead to corneal disease,” Dana said. “The most common manifestations of that disorder — pain, redness, dry eye, corneal