@article {1295874,
	title = {Corneal nerve regeneration after herpes simplex keratitis: A longitudinal in~vivo confocal microscopy study},
	journal = {Ocul Surf},
	volume = {16},
	number = {2},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018 Apr},
	pages = {218-225},
	abstract = {PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term alterations of corneal nerves in patients with herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis using in~vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM).

DESIGN: Prospective, longitudinal, cross sectional.

METHODS: This study included 16 patients with a history of HSV keratitis and 15 age-matched normal controls. Slit-scanning IVCM was performed in all subjects at baseline and then after a mean follow-up of 37.3 {\textpm} 1.7 months in the patient group. Corneal subbasal nerve density and corneal sensation were compared between groups at baseline and follow-up.

RESULTS: At baseline, the mean subbasal nerve density was significantly lower in both affected eyes (1.4 {\textpm} 0.6 mm/mm) and contralateral unaffected eyes (6.4 {\textpm} 0.7 mm/mm) compared with the controls (14.1 {\textpm} 1.6 mm/mm; all P ,
	issn = {1937-5913},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jtos.2017.12.001},
	author = {Moein, Hamid-Reza and Kheirkhah, Ahmad and Muller, Rodrigo T and Cruzat, Andrea C and Pavan-Langston, Deborah and Hamrah, Pedram}
}
