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Assessment of induced corneal hypoxia in diabetic patients
Mehdi Ziadi1, Philippe Moiroux, Philippe d'Athis
1Department of Ophthalmology, CHU, Hôpital Général, University of Burgundy, 3 Rue du Faubourg Raines, BP 1519, 21033 Dijon, France.
Purpose:
To assess the control of corneal hydration in patients with diabetes during a contact lens-induced hypoxia.
Methods:
Corneal stress was induced in 15 patients with diabetes and 23 healthy patients by having them wear contact lenses for 2 hours. Pachymetries were measured and corneal parameters (percentage recovery per hour [PRPH], time for deswelling [T99%] and induced swelling [IS]) were calculated. In the mean time, tears were collected to assess the activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and a specular microscopy (SM) was performed.
Results:
In patients with diabetes, PRPH, T99%, and LDH activity were statistically significantly modified (p < 0.05), whereas IS and SM were not.
Conclusion:
This decreased ability to recover the initial corneal thickness after a transient edema caused by hypoxia confirms the enzymatic dysfunction of the endothelial pumps that are partly caused by a shift toward anaerobic metabolism.