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Correlation between corneal and retinal neurodegenerative changes and their association with microvascular perfusion in type II diabetes.

Julia HafnerSonja G KarstStefan SacuChristoph ScholdaEleonore PablikUrsula Schmidt-Erfurth
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2018)
Our results indicate that corneal and retinal neurodegeneration are independent changes early in type II diabetes and that distinct retinal, but not corneal neurodegenerative features, are associated with retinal microvascular perfusion.
Keyphrases
  • optical coherence tomography
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • type diabetes
  • optic nerve
  • cardiovascular disease
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight loss