Open AccessEffects of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Smoking on Changes in Corneal Endothelial Morphology and Cell Density
Author(s) -
Marija Antičić-Eichwalder,
Susanne Lex,
Stephanie Sarny,
Jakob Schweighofer,
Ivana Marić,
Yosuf El-Shabrawi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cornea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.274
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1536-4798
pISSN - 0277-3740
DOI - 10.1097/ico.0000000000002917
Subject(s) - morphology (biology) , ophthalmology , medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , chemistry , endocrinology , biology , zoology
The purpose of this study was to compare the corneal endothelial morphology and cell density of diabetic smokers and nonsmokers with 50 to 70 age-matched healthy subjects and to determine whether smoking increases the effects of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) on these corneal parameters.