Corneal confocal microscopy identifies a reduction in corneal keratocyte density and sub-basal nerves in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Hoda GadBara Al-JarrahSaras SaraswathiSara MohamedAlise KaltenieceIoannis N PetropoulosAdnan KhanGeorgios PonirakisParul SinghSouhaila Al KhodorMamoun ElawadWesam AlmasriMohamed A HendausAnthony K AkobengKhalid HussainRayaz Ahmed Malik

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2021)

This study demonstrates a reduction in corneal nerves and anterior and mid stromal KD in children with T1DM, but no correlation between corneal nerve and keratocyte cell loss.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
wound healing
young adults
cataract surgery
single cell
bone marrow
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
mesenchymal stem cells
adipose tissue
weight loss