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Retinopathy Screening in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes
Author(s) -
RAMAN V.,
CAMPBELL F.,
HOLLAND P.,
CHAPMAN T.,
DABBS T.,
BODANSKY H. J.,
O'NEILL D. P.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb03009.x
Subject(s) - medicine , retinopathy , diabetic retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , ophthalmology , complication , pediatrics , retina , population , endocrinology , psychology , environmental health , neuroscience
A bstract : Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that affects the blood vessels of the retina. The majority of patients with diabetic retinopathy exhibit background retinopathy. In ∼ 10% of patients, background retinopathy will progress to sight‐threatening retinopathy. The aims of our study were to measure the prevalence of retinopathy among our population and to assess the optimal time of screening children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.