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Visual acuity and refraction in Type I diabetic patients aged 25–34 years
Author(s) -
Sjølie A. K.,
Mortensen K. Kamp,
Hecht P. S.,
Eshøj O.
Publication year - 1991
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.1755-3768.1991.tb02040.x
Subject(s) - cycloplegia , refractometer , refraction , medicine , diabetic retinopathy , visual acuity , optometry , ophthalmology , population , diabetes mellitus , refractive error , optics , endocrinology , physics , environmental health , refractive index
Of the total population of 270 25‐ to 34‐year‐old insulin dependent diabetic patients with onset ≤ 30 years in the county of Fyn, Denmark, a sample of 138 was drawn for examination. Of the 138 examined patients, 4 (2.9%) were legally blind and 119 (86.2%) had good vision in both eyes. The cause of reduced vision was proliferative retinopathy in the majority of eyes. Refraction, measured objectively with a refractometer in cycloplegia and transformed to spherical equivalents, was ‐0.25 D or more myopic in approx. 50% of eyes. Correlation analyses did not demonstrate significant association between refraction, and duration of diabetes or Hb‐A 1c .