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ReviewNeural regeneration research2019

Corneal re-innervation following refractive surgery treatments.

Francisco Bandeira, Nur Zahira Yusoff, Gary Hin-Fai Yam, Jodhbir Singh Mehta

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Neural regeneration research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06854393 (Lacripep, a Novel Investigational Agent, for Corneal Wound Healing and Ocular Surface Homeostasis), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06854393 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Lacripep, a Novel Investigational Agent, for Corneal Wound Healing and Ocular Surface Homeostasis

TypeinterventionalSponsorHenry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military MedicineRan2025 to 2027Enrolled88ConditionsCorneal Epithelial Wound HealingArms0.00025% Lacripep ophthalmic solution and Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Update on the Physiopathology of Keratoconus.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  4. Axial length-based reference values for corneal sensitivity in a pediatric population.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  8. Neuro-ophthalmic findings of Visual Snow Syndrome in Korea.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2025
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  11. Evaluation ofFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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  19. Refractive surgery and dry eye - An update.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023
    Review
  20. Solving STODS-Surgical Temporary Ocular Discomfort Syndrome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Francisco BandeiraTissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore; Federal University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo; São Gonçalo Eye Hospital, São Gonçalo, Brazil.
Nur Zahira YusoffTissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.
Gary Hin-Fai YamTissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute; Eye-ACP, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.
Jodhbir Singh MehtaTissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute; Eye-ACP, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School; Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; Singapore National Eye Centre; School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Duke-NUS Medical School · SGNanyang Technological University · SGSingapore Eye Research Institute · SGUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laser refractive surgery is one of the most performed surgical procedures in the world. Although regarded safe and efficient, it has side effects. All of the laser based refractive surgical procedures invoke corneal nerve injury to some degree. The impact of this denervation can range from mild discomfort to neurotrophic corneas. Currently, three techniques are widely used for laser vision correction: small incision lenticule extraction, laser-assisted keratomileusis in situ and photorefractive keratotomy. Each of these techniques affects corneal innervation differently and has a different pattern of nerve regeneration. The purpose of this review is to summarize the different underlying mechanisms for corneal nerve injury and compare the different patterns of corneal reinnervation.

Indexed as

corneal nervecorneal sensationin vivo confocal microscopylaser-assisted keratomileusis in situphotorefractive keratotomyrefractive surgerysmall incision manual lenticule extraction

Identifiers

PMID30632489
PMCPMC6352585
OpenAlexW2909511990

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