Research Article
In Vivo Confocal Microscopy of Cornea in Patients with Terrien’s Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Table 4
Density of subepithelial nerve fibers (μm/mm2M ± Q).
| | Group | Case | Marginal cornea | Group | Case | Central cornea | Group | Case | Subepithelial nerve fibers |
| | TMD group | 10 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | TMD group | 10 | 2082.7 ± 10174.0 | TMD marginal cornea | 10 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | | Control group | 10 | 11555.0 ± 7800.6 | Control group | 10 | 12657.6 ± 6657.4 | TMD central cornea | 10 | 2082.7 ± 10174.0 | | z value | — | −6.203 | — | — | −4.301 | — | — | −3.765 | | value | — | <0.001 | — | — | <0.001 | — | — | <0.001 |
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; TMD = Terrien’s marginal degeneration. |
