Corneal markers of diabetic neuropathy

Ocular Surface

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-28

  Pritchard, Nicola ^a   Edwards, Katie ^a   Shahidi, Ayda M ^a   Sampson, Geoff P ^a   Russell, Anthony W ^b,c   Malik, Rayaz A ^d   Efron, Nathan ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corneal confocal microscopy; Corneal markers; Corneal nerves; Corneal sensitivity; Diabetic neuropathy; Noncontact corneal esthesiometry

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INNERVATION; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PUNCH BIOPSY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 79951930490     PISSN: 15420124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-0124(11)70006-4     Document Type: Review

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