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Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) can detect axonal loss in patients with clinically isolated syndrome and established MS, which relates to neurological disability. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title><jats:p> To assess corneal axonal loss over time in relation to retinal atrophy, and neurological and radiological abnormalities in MS. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p> Patients with relapsing-remitting (RRMS) ( n\u2009=\u200968) or secondary progressive MS (SPMS) ( n\u2009=\u200915) underwent CCM and optical coherence tomography. Corneal nerve fibre density (CNFD-fibres\/mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>), corneal nerve branch density (CNBD-branches\/mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>), corneal nerve fibre length (CNFL-mm\/mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL-\u03bcm) thickness were quantified along with neurological and radiological assessments at baseline and after 2\u2009years of follow-up. Age-matched, healthy controls ( n\u2009=\u200920) were also assessed. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p> In patients with RRMS compared with controls at baseline, CNFD ( p\u2009=\u20090.004) and RNFL thickness ( p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were lower, and CNBD ( p\u2009=\u20090.003) was higher. In patients with SPMS compared with controls, CNFD ( p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), CNFL ( p\u2009=\u20090.04) and RNFL thickness ( p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were lower. For identifying RRMS, CNBD had the highest area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve (0.99); and for SPMS, CNFD had the highest AUROC (0.95). At follow-up, there was a further significant decrease in CNFD ( p\u2009=\u20090.04), CNBD ( p\u2009=\u20090.001), CNFL ( p\u2009=\u20090.008) and RNFL ( p\u2009=\u20090.002) in RRMS; in CNFD ( p\u2009=\u20090.04) and CNBD ( p\u2009=\u20090.002) in SPMS; and in CNBD ( p\u2009=\u20090.01) in SPMS compared with RRMS. Follow-up corneal nerve loss was greater in patients with new enhancing lesions and optic neuritis history. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p> Progressive corneal and retinal axonal loss was identified in patients with MS, especially those with more active disease. 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