A review of imaging biomarkers of the ocular surface

WW Binotti, B Bayraktutar, MC Ozmen, SM Cox… - Eye & contact …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
A biomarker is a “characteristic that is measured as an indicator of normal biological
processes, pathogenic processes, or responses to an exposure or intervention, including …

Corneal confocal microscopy detects small‐fiber neuropathy in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1A patients

M Tavakoli, A Marshall, S Banka… - Muscle & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Although unmyelinated nerve fibers are affected in Charcot–Marie–Tooth type
1A (CMT1A) disease, they have not been studied in detail due to the invasive nature of the …

Corneal nerve fibre damage precedes diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

G Bitirgen, A Ozkagnici, RA Malik… - Diabetic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To quantify the morphological alterations in corneal nerve fibres and cells in patients
with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in relation to the severity of diabetic retinopathy. Methods One …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo confocal microscopy of corneal nerves: an ocular biomarker for peripheral and cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus

SL Misra, JP Craig, DV Patel, CNJ McGhee… - … & visual science, 2015 - arvojournals.org
Purpose: We investigated the relationship between corneal subbasal nerve (SBN) plexus
density, corneal sensitivity, and peripheral and cardiac autonomic neuropathy in patients …

Ophthalmic biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: a review

A Majeed, B Marwick, H Yu, H Fadavi… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by
neuronal loss, extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, and intracellular neurofibrillary tau …

Declining skeletal muscle function in diabetic peripheral neuropathy

P Parasoglou, S Rao, JM Slade - Clinical therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The present review highlights current concepts regarding the effects of diabetic
peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in skeletal muscle. It discusses the lack of effective …

The inferior whorl for detecting diabetic peripheral neuropathy using corneal confocal microscopy

IN Petropoulos, M Ferdousi, A Marshall… - … & visual science, 2015 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: In vivo corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) is increasingly used as a surrogate
endpoint in studies of diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN). However, it is not clear whether …

Small fibre pathology, small fibre symptoms and pain in fibromyalgia syndrome

A Marshall, L Rapteas, J Burgess, D Riley, M Anson… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
A proportion of people with fibromyalgia demonstrate small fibre pathology (SFP). However,
it is unclear how SFP directly relates to pain phenomenology. Thirty-three individuals with …

Corneal dendritic cell density is associated with subbasal nerve plexus features, ocular surface disease index, and serum vitamin D in evaporative dry eye disease

R Shetty, S Sethu, R Deshmukh… - BioMed Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Dry eye disease (DED) has evolved into a major public health concern with ocular
discomfort and pain being responsible for significant morbidity associated with DED …

Corneal confocal microscopy to assess diabetic neuropathy: an eye on the foot

M Tavakoli, IN Petropoulos… - Journal of diabetes …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Accurate detection and quantification of human diabetic peripheral neuropathy are important
to define at-risk patients, anticipate deterioration, and assess new therapies. Easily …