Assertion: administered ngf | /r/CapableOf | stimulate sensitivity
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text: Furthermore, data from both human and animal studies demonstrate that exogenously administered NGF stimulates ocular surface wound healing and sensitivity and increases tear production and conjunctival goblet cells density indicating that NGF may represent a potential treatment for dry eye disease (DED).5 9–11 Currently, treatments for dry eye aim at lubricating the exposed epithelia with tear substitutes and at controlling ocular surface inflammation with immunosuppressive drugs and steroids.12