Open AccessKeratocyte Density Is Reduced and Related to Corneal Nerve Damage in Diabetic Neuropathy
Author(s) -
Alise Kalteniece,
Maryam Ferdousi,
Shazli Azmi,
Andrew Marshall,
Handrean Soran,
Rayaz A. Malik
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.18-23889
Subject(s) - medicine , nerve plexus , diabetic neuropathy , nerve fiber , cornea , peripheral neuropathy , ophthalmology , basal (medicine) , diabetes mellitus , plexus , sensory nerve , pathophysiology , anatomy , endocrinology , sensory system , biology , neuroscience
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between corneal keratocyte density (KD) and corneal nerve damage in patients with and without diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
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