Anterior Segment Innovators and Influencers: Management of Pediatric Neurotrophic Cornea

In this presentation, Dr. Asim Ali discusses the treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy in children, including neurotrophic support of the ocular surface, causes of corneal anesthesia in children, conventional treatment, corneal neurotization, and future directions, which include direct neurotization, infraorbital nerve approaches, different donor nerves, allografts, and development of animal models. The discussion includes papers titled "Structural and functional outcomes of anaesthetic cornea in children" and "Classification of congenital corneal anesthesia."