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Lens Autofluorescence in Diabetes Compared with the level of Glycosylated Hemoglobin A 1c
Author(s) -
Kjer Birgit,
Larsen Michael,
Bendtson Inger,
Binder Christian,
Dalgaard Peter,
LundAndersen Henrik
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1987.tb02602.x
Subject(s) - autofluorescence , diabetes mellitus , medicine , hemoglobin , ophthalmology , lens (geology) , glycosylated haemoglobin , gastroenterology , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , fluorescence , optics , physics
The autofluorescence of the crystalline lens has been measured by an ocular fluorophotometer in two comparable groups of patients with insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus. One group has had a high level of HbA 1c since the onset of diabetes (mean 10.1 per cent) and the other group a very low level (mean 6.5 per cent). The group with low HbA 1c during the disease period showed a significantly lower lens fluorescence than the group with high HbA 1c .