Does central corneal thickness correlate with haemoglobin A1c level and disease severity in diabetes type II?

Zengin M. O., ÖZBEK Z., ARIKAN G., DURAK İ., SAATCİ A. O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.40, sa.5, ss.675-680, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-0905-34
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.675-680
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Central corneal thickness, diabetes, disease duration, disease severity, MELLITUS, ENDOTHELIUM
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To compare central corneal thickness (CCT) values of patients with type II diabetes mellitus with those of healthy subjects, and evaluate the effect of disease duration, retinopathy severity, and HbA1c level on CCT.