Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/84240, first published .
Central Nervous System Mechanisms and Treatment Response in Chronic Ocular Surface Pain: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Observational Phenotyping Study

Central Nervous System Mechanisms and Treatment Response in Chronic Ocular Surface Pain: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Observational Phenotyping Study

Central Nervous System Mechanisms and Treatment Response in Chronic Ocular Surface Pain: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Observational Phenotyping Study

Lindsey B De Lott   1 , MS, MD ;   Steven E Harte   2 , PhD ;   Chelsea Kaplan   2 , PhD ;   David A Williams   2 , PhD ;   Roni Shtein   1 , MD ;   Maria A Woodward   1 , MD, MSc ;   Alexander Tsodikov   3 , PhD ;   Tatiana Deveney   1 , MD ;   Anat Galor   4, 5 , MD, MPH ;   Anne Shea   6 , MD ;   Charles Schultz   6 , MD ;   Clare McKolay   1 , COT ;   Kathy A Scott   2 , BSN, RN ;   Daniel J Clauw   2 , MD

1 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

2 Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

3 Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

4 Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States

5 Surgical services, Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, United States

6 Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Lindsey B De Lott, MS, MD
  • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • University of Michigan
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  • Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • United States
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  • Email: ldelott@med.umich.edu