Atlas of Ophthalmology

Neuroparalytic Keratopathy

Neuroparalytic Keratopathy
Loss of corneal sensation with epithelial loss leads to infection. Here an ulcer with descemetocele has developed.
Wollensak, Josef, Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Berlin, Germany
H16.061
Cornea -> Keratitis, Keratouveitis (Infectious/Non-Infectious/Neuroparalytic/Parasitic) -> Ulcerative Keratitis, Corneal Ulcer -> Neuroparalytic Ulcer
cornea; neuropathy
2965
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