The effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on lid wiper epitheliopathy and ocular surface parameters

Autor: Meiting Huang, Xiaoming Yan, Yuan Gao, Wenjing Song, Yu Cheng, Luoying Xie, Yingsi Li, Xuecong Zhou, Songlin Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 17, Pp e36912- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36912
Popis: Introduction: This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM) and its duration on indicators such as lid wiper epitheliopathy(LWE), and to assess the significance of LWE for early diagnosis of dry eye disease(DED) in DM patients. Methods: A total of 137 subjects with ocular surface disease index(OSDI) score ≥13 were divided into the non-DM group, the short-term DM group (duration
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