Decreased Density of Corneal Basal Epithelium and Subbasal Corneal Nerve Bundle Changes in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Chang, Pei Yao ^a   Carrel, Hyman ^b   Huang, Jen Shang ^a   Wang, I Jong ^a   Hou, Yu Chih ^a   Chen, Wei Li ^a   Wang, Jiun Yi ^c   Hu, Fung Rong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Universal Vision Institute   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROMA CELL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEA STROMA; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748881809     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.04.033     Document Type: Article

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