Research Article
In Vivo Confocal Microscopy of Cornea in Patients with Terrien’s Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Table 2
Comparison of the density of marginal corneal cells between Terrien’s marginal degeneration patients and the control group (M ± Q).
| Group | Case | Density of marginal corneal cells | Epithelium | Anterior stroma | Medium stroma | Deep stroma | Endothelium |
| TMD group | 10 | 4679.0 ± 2662.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 2765.0 ± 435.0 | Control group | 10 | 6139.0 ± 1082.0 | 412.0 ± 693.0 | 229.0 ± 606.0 | 216.0 ± 509.0 | 2814.0 ± 366.0 | z value | — | −13.740 | −9.948 | −6.632 | −7.569 | −1.568 | value | — | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.117 |
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; TMD = Terrien’s marginal degeneration. |