Association between Diabetes and Keratoconus: A Retrospective Analysis

Keratoconus (KC) and chronic diabetes mellitus (DM) are both associated with significant defects in the human corneal structure. Studies have long suggested that DM is linked to KC, mainly via the crosslinking mechanism, but scientific evidences are lacking. The role of altered systemic metabolism i...

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Autores principales: Whelchel, Amy E., McKay, Tina B., Priyadarsini, Shrestha, Rowsey, Tyler, Karamichos, Dimitrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6760226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31551458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50095-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6760226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31551458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50095-2

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