Corneal nerve fibre damage precedes diabetic retinopathy in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Aims To quantify the morphological alterations in corneal nerve fibres and cells in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in relation to the severity of diabetic retinopathy. Methods One hundred and thirty‐two eyes of 132 patients with Type 2 diabetes and 32 eyes of 32 healthy control subjects were...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diabetic medicine 2014-04, Vol.31 (4), p.431-438
Hauptverfasser:	Bitirgen, G., Ozkagnici, A., Malik, R. A., Kerimoglu, H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Cell Count Cornea - innervation Corneal Keratocytes - cytology Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - pathology Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance Diabetic Retinopathy - pathology Disease Progression Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases) Endocrinopathies Endothelial Cells - cytology Epithelial Cells - cytology Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Male Medical sciences Microscopy, Confocal Middle Aged Nerve Fibers - pathology Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Vertebrates: endocrinology
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