Figure 4.
Reduction of corneal sensory nerve density in the SNS-CKO is caused by decreased sensory nerve density in the epithelial layer but not the stromal layer. Compressed confocal images of corneal sensory nerves of the epithelial layers (Epi) and stromal layers (Str) of the whorl center areas (A) and peripheral regions (B) of flatmount corneas of young adult, male SNS-CKO sand their age- and sex-matched WT control littermates. *p < 0.05.