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The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a correlation between corneal thickness and glycaemic control in insulin-dependent patients. Ultrasound pachymetry and blood glucose measurements were taken in 87 patients three times a day: fasting, and two and four hours after lunch. The patients were divided into three groups: 30 without retinopathy, 30 with background retinopathy and 27 with proliferative retinopathy. Thirty normal age-matched subjects were the control group. No correlation was found between pachymetry values, blood glucose and duration of diabetes in the three groups (p > 0.05). A significant increase in corneal thickness was found in patients with background and proliferative retinopathy compared to the others (p <0.01). There were no differences in corneal thickness between background and proliferative retinopathy (p = 0.74).
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Pierro, L., Zaganelli, E., Calori, G., Robino, X., Brancato, R. (1997). Correlation of corneal thickness with blood glucose control in diabetes mellitus. In: Cennamo, G., Rosa, N. (eds) Ultrasonography in Ophthalmology XV. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5802-2_17
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