Ocular Neuropathic Pain

Ocular neuropathic pain is a diagnosis of exclusion which refers to the heightened perception of pain in response to normally non-painful stimuli. It usually presents without any visible objective exam findings, making it extremely difficult to identify. For this reason, it often gets misdiagnosed as dry eye disease.Ocular neuropathic pain may present with accompanying visible damage to tissue; however, it can also occur as a result of a...