Diabetes screening with corneal aesthesiometer.
Recent clinical evidence that diminished corneal sensitivity occurs far more frequently (p less than 0.003) ) among diabetics than nondiabetics, supports the addition of aesthesiometry to the routine optometric screening battery for patients at risk of diabetes. This evidence is reviewed and quantitative estimates are presented to illustrate the clinical efficacy of this screening test.
D003315:Cornea; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009907:Optometry / Q000379:methods*; D012677:Sensation