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Non-contact specular microscopy (NIDEK CEM-530) was employed to access endothelial cell parameters, including endothelial cell density (ECD), coefficient of variation (CV), percentage of hexagonal cells (HEX), and central corneal thickness (CCT).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Diabetic corneas exhibited significantly lower ECD (2728.68\u2009\u00b1\u2009216.40 vs. 2847.74\u2009\u00b1\u2009194.97 cells\/mm\u00b2,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and HEX (64.93\u2009\u00b1\u20094.88% vs. 66.15\u2009\u00b1\u20094.09%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0045), alongside higher CV (32.49\u2009\u00b1\u20094.26% vs. 31.01\u2009\u00b1\u20093.08%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003) and CCT (545.63\u2009\u00b1\u200929.93\u00a0\u03bcm vs. 534.32\u2009\u00b1\u200927.29\u00a0\u03bcm,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004). Longer duration of diabetes (\u2265\u200910 years) correlated with reduced ECD (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.013). Eyes with DR demonstrated more pronounced endothelial dysfunction, (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). HEX showed a negative correlation with HbA1c (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.038).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>T2DM significantly alters corneal endothelial morphology and function, with worsening changes associated with prolonged diabetes, poor glycemic control, and advanced DR. These findings underscore the need for routine endothelial evaluation in diabetic patients to mitigate surgical risks and monitor corneal health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12886-026-04654-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,12]],"date-time":"2026-02-12T02:56:31Z","timestamp":1770864991000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Corneal endothelial morphology in type 2 diabetes mellitus, a comparative study among Nepalese population"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Bandana","family":"Aryal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarmila","family":"Acharya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sanjeeta","family":"Sitaula","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pratap","family":"Karki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Meenu","family":"Chaudhary","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"4654_CR1","unstructured":"Goyal R, Singhal M, Jialal I. 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