The Glenn A. Fry award lecture 2010: Ophthalmic markers of diabetic neuropathy

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 661-683

  Efron, Nathan ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

corneal confocal microscopy; Diabetic peripheral neuropathy; non contact corneal esthesiometry; ophthalmic markers; optical coherence tomography; perimetry

Indexed keywords

CORNEAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; NON-CONTACT; OPHTHALMIC MARKERS; PERIMETRY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RATING; TOMOGRAPHY;

ALDEHYDES;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIMETRY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RETINA; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD;

CORNEA; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELD TESTS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 79958849216     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182171020     Document Type: Article

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