Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) can predict incipient peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes.
The technique involves the examination of unmyelinated nerve fibers at high magnification using a laser-scanning corneal confocal microscope to image the subbasal nerve plexus of the patient's cornea. Increased severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy is associated with reduced corneal-nerve fiber length and corneal sensitivity.
Previous studies have demonstrated utility for CCM in assessing peripheral diabetic neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and neuropathy in those with prediabetes.
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/ar...icts-peripheral-neuropathy-in-type-1-diabetes
The technique involves the examination of unmyelinated nerve fibers at high magnification using a laser-scanning corneal confocal microscope to image the subbasal nerve plexus of the patient's cornea. Increased severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy is associated with reduced corneal-nerve fiber length and corneal sensitivity.
Previous studies have demonstrated utility for CCM in assessing peripheral diabetic neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and neuropathy in those with prediabetes.
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/ar...icts-peripheral-neuropathy-in-type-1-diabetes