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Refraction and retinopathy in diabetic children below 16 years of age
Author(s) -
Johansen J.,
Sjølie A. K.,
Eshøj O.
Publication year - 1994
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.1755-3768.1994.tb04678.x
Subject(s) - refraction , medicine , diabetic retinopathy , optometry , ophthalmology , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , optics , physics , endocrinology
. In a population‐based cross‐sectional study of insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus, 42 children ‐ with a median age of 11 years (range 7–15 years) and a median duration of diabetes of 4 years (range 1–12 years) ‐ underwent an ophthalmological and a biochemical examination (HbAlc). None of the children had visual loss due to diabetes, and only 4.8% had mild, non‐proliferative retinopathy. Using cycloplegic refractioning, we found low degree myopia (less than −2D) in 12% of the patients, whereas non‐mydriatic measurements increased the frequency of myopia to 29%. We therefore recommend the use of cycloplegia in refractive evaluations of diabetic children.