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<p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a systemic disorder which afects different organs. Ocular complications of the DM are the worldwide leading cause of blindness. The most common complications are diabetic retinopathy, diabetic cataract, neovascular glaucoma. Recently many investigations point out that DM can cause comlications at ocular surface as well. Condition such as decreased corneal sensitivity, dry eye or neurotrophic corneal ulceraction are the main clinical manifestations of the diabetic keratopathy (DK). Untreated, these conditions can lead to serious visual acuity decrease. Pathological processes, based on chronic inflammation, due to chronic hyperglycemia, are the main step in the process of DK development. Adequate treatment of the main disease - DM is an imperative in maintaining the healthy cornea without subjective sensations of diabetic patients.</p>
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a systemic disorder which afects different organs. Ocular complications of the DM are the worldwide leading cause of blindness. The most common complications are diabetic retinopathy, diabetic cataract, neovascular glaucoma. Recently many investigations point out that DM can cause comlications at ocular surface as well. Condition such as decreased corneal sensitivity, dry eye or neurotrophic corneal ulceraction are the main clinical manifestations of the diabetic keratopathy (DK). Untreated, these conditions can lead to serious visual acuity decrease. Pathological processes, based on chronic inflammation, due to chronic hyperglycemia, are the main step in the process of DK development. Adequate treatment of the main disease - DM is an imperative in maintaining the healthy cornea without subjective sensations of diabetic patients.

The Corneal Changes in Diabetic Patients

University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a systemic disorder which afects different organs. Ocular complications of the DM are the worldwide leading cause of...

The Corneal Changes in Diabetic Patients

Publié en ligne: 08 déc. 2021

Pages: -

Reçu: 02 sept. 2020

Accepté: 20 oct. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2020-0045

Mots clés
diabetes mellitus, cornea, ocular surface, dry eye, corneal ulceration

© 2021 Suncica Sreckovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Corneal Changes in Diabetic Patients

Publié en ligne: 08 déc. 2021

Pages: -

Reçu: 02 sept. 2020

Accepté: 20 oct. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2020-0045

Mots clésdiabetes mellitus, cornea, ocular surface, dry eye, corneal ulceration

© 2021 Suncica Sreckovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
diabetes mellitus, cornea, ocular surface, dry eye, corneal ulceration