This is the first study to show an entire view of the nerve architecture in human diabetic corneas.
The decreased epithelial nerve density may result from the abnormalities of stromal nerve architecture and is affected by 5 or more years of IDDM. Although compensation for some nerve regeneration takes place, the alterations in the stromal nerves can explain the poor healing and persistent epithelial defects seen in diabetic patients.
2012-05-03
Eng.
Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Ophthalmology. 2012 May;119(5):956-64
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