Corneal endothelium after photocoagulation in diabetic patients

The corneal endothelium was photographed through a wide-field specular microscope in 38 eyes, in 20 successive diabetic outpatients receiving laser therapy because of underlying proliferative or background retinopathy. Areas of 100 individual endothelial cells from each central cornea were analysed...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inActa ophthalmologica Vol. 63; no. 3; p. 355
Main Authors Mäkitie, J, Koskenvuo, M, Vannas, A, Järvinen, E, Ahonen, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark 01.06.1985
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Cornea - pathology
Diabetic Retinopathy - surgery
Endothelium - pathology
Female
Humans
Laser Therapy
Lasers
Male
Middle Aged
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:The corneal endothelium was photographed through a wide-field specular microscope in 38 eyes, in 20 successive diabetic outpatients receiving laser therapy because of underlying proliferative or background retinopathy. Areas of 100 individual endothelial cells from each central cornea were analysed using a digitizer. No statistically significant correlations were observed between mean cell areas or standard deviations of mean and total amount of previous laser energy received. Laser therapy or the type of diabetes did not seem to cause statistically significant changes in the endothelial cell areas examined.
ISSN:0001-639X
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb06820.x