Early Corneal Cellular and Nerve Fiber Pathology in Young Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Identified Using Corneal Confocal Microscopy

• Published in: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 853 - 858
• Main Authors: Szalai, Eszter, Deák, Eszter, Módis, László, Németh, Gábor, Berta, András, Nagy, Annamária, Felszeghy, Eniko, Káposzta, Rita, Malik, Rayaz A., Csutak, Adrienne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cell Count; Cornea - pathology; Corneal Keratocytes - pathology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - pathology; Diabetic Retinopathy - etiology; Diabetic Retinopathy - pathology; Disease Progression; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Microscopy, Confocal - methods; Nerve Fibers - pathology; Prognosis; Time Factors; Young Adult

The aim of this study was to quantify epithelial, stromal, and endothelial cell density, and subbasal nerve morphology in young patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus with and without diabetic retinopathy. A total of 28 young patients (mean age, 22.86 ± 9.05 years) with type 1 diabetes, with (n = 18...