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WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this expert perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2026, John D. Sheppard, MD, MMSc, FACS, discusses a corneal esthesiometer developed by Brill Engines to detect neurotrophic keratitis.
According to Sheppard, of Virginia Eye Consultants, the noncontact esthesiometer can be placed on a slit lamp and reach quantitative levels up to 6° of sensitivity.
“We can quantify not only the extent of the disease but asymmetry, where underlying occult herpetic conditions may be discovered before surgical disasters occur,” Sheppard told Healio. “I’m excited about awareness, diagnosis and new