Open AccessRetinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Ganglion Cell Complex Thicknesses Are Reduced in Children With Type 1 Diabetes With No Evidence of Vascular Retinopathy
Author(s) -
Dina El-Fayoumi,
Nashwa M. Badr Eldine,
Amanne F. Esmael,
Dalia A. Ghalwash,
Hend Soliman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.16-19988
Subject(s) - medicine , nerve fiber layer , ophthalmology , retinal , diabetic retinopathy , ganglion , diabetes mellitus , dyslipidemia , endocrinology , anatomy
To determine whether type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in children with a mean age of 12.21 ± 3.04 years affects the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell complex (GCC) when compared to age- and sex-matched healthy children.
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