Effects of diabetes duration and HgA1C level on corneal endothelial morphology.

Salih ÇolakBurcu KazanciDilek Ozçelik SobaYasemin Ozdamar ErolPelin Yilmazbas

Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2020)

The endothelial cell densitometer in diabetes mellitus patients with retinopathy is lower than that in healthy individuals. There is a negative correlation between retinopathy severity and corneal endothelial cell density. Diabetes affects negatively not only vascular tissues but also avascular cornea.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
glycemic control
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
high glucose
optical coherence tomography
wound healing
gene expression
vascular endothelial growth factor
cataract surgery
metabolic syndrome
weight loss