Corneal Subbasal Nerve Plexus Changes in Severe Diabetic Charcot Foot Deformity: A Pilot Study in Search for a DNOAP Biomarker

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Confocal images demonstrating the morphology of SBN from 3 control subjects (a, b, c) and from 3 Charcot subjects (d, e, f). (d, e, f) Exhibited readily visible changes with decrease in nerve fibers, decrease in nerve branches and connectivity, and abnormal presence of widely scattered dendritic cells (e). Each scale bar represents 200 μm.

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