A novel investigation method for axonal damage in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: In vivo corneal confocal microscopy.

Ayşe AltıntaşAyse Yildiz TasSezen YilmazBetul N BayraktutarMelis Cansu ComertHanna ZimmermannAlexander Ulrich BrandtFriedemann PaulAfsun Sahin

Published in: Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical (2021)

We observed significant corneal nerve fibre loss in NMOSD patients in relation to disease severity. IVCM can be a candidate noninvasive imaging method for axonal damage assessment in NMOSD that warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

spectrum disorder
spinal cord injury
ejection fraction
oxidative stress
optical coherence tomography
high resolution
prognostic factors
wound healing
peripheral nerve