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    Nerve influence on the metabolism of type I and type II diabetic corneal stroma: an in vitro study

    Corneal innervation plays a major role in the pathobiology of diabetic corneal disease. However, innervation impact has mainly been investigated in the context of diabetic epitheliopathy and wound healing. Fur...

    Amy E. Whelchel, Sarah E. Nicholas, Jian-**ng Ma in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    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...

    Amy E. Whelchel, Tina B. McKay, Shrestha Priyadarsini, Tyler Rowsey in Scientific Reports (2019)