Corneal confocal microscopy compared with quantitative sensory testing and nerve conduction for diagnosing and stratifying the severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Maryam FerdousiAlise KaltenieceShazli AzmiIoannis N PetropoulosAnne WorthingtonLuca D'OnofrioShaishav DhageGeorgios PonirakisUazman AlamAndrew MarshallCatharina G FaberGiuseppe LauriaHandrean SoranRayaz Ahmed MalikPublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)
This study shows that CCM identifies early and progressive corneal nerve loss at the inferior whorl and central cornea and has comparable utility with quantitative sensory testing and nerve conduction in the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy.