Corneal nerves were not imaged in the posterior stroma, Descemet's layer, and endothelial cell layer. 4 The authors concluded that confocal microscopy is a suitable method to image corneal nerves.

Illustration of the laser-generated axotomy of a single SBF at the mouse corneal epithelium with the degenerating distal ...

Normal corneal innervation and cell distribution, as well as changes associated with age, contact lens wear and systemic disease, such as diabetes, can be documented in vivo with this technique.

They also explored the correlation between PGRN and the severity of dry eye and corneal innervation changes caused by type 2 diabetes. In a prospective, single-visit, cross-sectional study, Zhou ...

PARIS — Corneal innervation recovers more quickly after PRK than LASIK, according to a confocal microscopy study presented here. Jay C. Erie, MD, and William N. Bourne, MD, found that neural ...

Nerve damage and a buildup of immune cells in the cornea may be a sign of "long COVID," a long-term syndrome that emerges in some people after COVID-19 infection, a new study suggests.

With IVCM already used in other contexts to assess corneal nerves, such as in diabetic neuropathy, other peripheral neuropathies, and DED, the study’s findings suggest it can be used to study ...

Dry eye disease can lead to corneal abrasions (scratches) in some cases, while injuries to your cornea, ... The cornea contains the highest density of sensory nerves of any tissue in your body.

Cape Town - The Western Cape added yet another medical first for its public hospitals following Groote Schuur Hospital’s first corneal re-innervation surgery in South Africa.

Normal corneal innervation and cell distribution, as well as changes associated with age, contact lens wear and systemic disease, such as diabetes, can be documented in vivo with this technique.