Corneal endothelium in patients with diabetes mellitus: A historical cohort study

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-375

  Shenoy, Radha ^a   Khandekar, Rajeev ^b   Bialasiewicz, Alexander A ^a   Al Muniri, Abdullah ^c  

^a SULTAN QABOOS HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea; Diabetes mellitus; Pleomorphism; Polymegathism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE; CELL COUNT; CELL SHAPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL COUNT; CELL SHAPE; CORNEAL DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 66149083976     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210901900307     Document Type: Article

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