Corneal Confocal Microscopy to Image Small Nerve Fiber Degeneration: Ophthalmology Meets Neurology

Neuropathic pain has multiple etiologies, but a major feature is small fiber dysfunction or damage. Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) is a rapid non-invasive ophthalmic imaging technique that can image small nerve fibers in the cornea and has been utilized to show small nerve fiber loss in patients...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Pain Research
Main Authors:	Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Gulfidan Bitirgen, Maryam Ferdousi, Alise Kalteniece, Shazli Azmi, Luca D'Onofrio, Sze Hway Lim, Georgios Ponirakis, Adnan Khan, Hoda Gad, Ibrahim Mohammed, Yacob E. Mohammadi, Ayesha Malik, David Gosal, Christopher Kobylecki, Monty Silverdale, Handrean Soran, Uazman Alam, Rayaz A. Malik
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Subjects:	corneal confocal microscopy neurodegeneration painful neuropathy diabetes biomarker
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpain.2021.725363/full