Ocular Surface Microbiome in Diabetes Mellitus

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This cross-sectional, age-gender matched study included 20 eyes of non-diabetic subjects (non-DM group) and 60 eyes of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM group). Subgroups of DM were classified by diabetic retinopathy (DR) staging into no DR (DM-no DR), non-proliferative DR (DM-NPDR), proliferative DR (DM-PDR), and by glycemic control (well-controlled DM; HbA1c<7%, poorly-controlled DM; HbA1c≥7%). Conjunctival swabs wer...

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• Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
• Glaucoma and retinal disorders
• Gut microbiota and health
• Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
• Ocular Infections and Treatments
• Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
• Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
• Retinal Diseases and Treatments

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7df4fac4-cb20-5b5f-9020-4f0bc28168fc

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-1868624/v1