Corneal nerve fiber pathology in Japanese type 1 diabetic patients and its correlation with antecedent glycemic control and blood pressure

Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-198

  Ishibashi, Fukashi ^a   Okino, Mika ^a   Ishibashi, Marina ^a   Kawasaki, Asami ^a   Endo, Naoko ^a   Kosaka, Aiko ^a   Uetake, Harumi ^a  

^a Ishibashi Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corneal confocal microscopy; Diabetic neuropathy; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84859120063     PISSN: 20401116     EISSN: 20401124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-1124.2011.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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