%0 Journal Article
%T Vitamin B12 Deficiency as a Cause of Neurotrophic Keratopathy
%A Farhad Assarzadegan
%A Hamid Norouzi
%A Kourosh Sheibani
%A Mansoor Shahriari
%A Nader Nassiri
%A Nariman Nassiri
%A Sara Kavousnezhad
%J Archive of "The Open Ophthalmology Journal".
%D 2018
%R 10.2174/1874364101712010007
%X Neurotrophic keratitis is a rare degenerative corneal disease caused by an impairment of trigeminal corneal innervation, leading to a decrease or absence of corneal sensation. Here, we present a case of neurotrophic keratopathy caused by B12 deficiency in a 34 years old man who had a progressive decrease in visual acuity and corneal involvement since 3 months before being referred to our ophthalmology clinic
%K Keratopathy
%K Deficiency
%K Vitamin
%K Neurotrophic
%K Vitamin B12
%K Corneal Sensation
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838634/