Evaluation of the corneal endothelium in patients with diabetes mellitus type I and II.

Background: The aim of the present study is to determine corneal physiology and endothelial morphology after proper image analysis technique in type I and II diabetic patients. The HbA1c level and the grade of retinopathy were also recorded and correlated with the endothelial parameters.

Methods: 41 eyes of 21 patients with type I and 59 eyes of 30 patients with type II diabetes mellitus (mean age was 40.

Comparison of central corneal thickness measurements with a new optical device and a standard ultrasonic pachymeter.

Purpose: To compare central corneal thickness (CCT) values obtained with ultrasonic pachymetry and a new optical method using partial coherence interferometry (PCI).

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Health and Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.

Methods: The study comprised 136 eyes of 70 patients whose spherical refractive error was not greater than +/-6.