Systematic screening for diabetic eye disease in insulin dependent diabetes

To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field Under a national program established in 1980, the eyes of approximately 90% of the insulin dependent diabetic patients in Iceland have undergone annual eye examination and fundus photograph...

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Published in:Acta Ophthalmologica
Main Authors: Kristinsson, J K, Stefansson, E, Jonasson, F, Gislason, I, Bjornsson, S
Other Authors: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iceland, Landakotsspítali, Reykjavik.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Munksgaard 2011
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Blindness
Child
Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus
Type 1
Diabetic Retinopathy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Iceland
Laser Therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Visual Acuity
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/122788
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1994.tb02741.x
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Summary:To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field Under a national program established in 1980, the eyes of approximately 90% of the insulin dependent diabetic patients in Iceland have undergone annual eye examination and fundus photography. Laser treatment was given for proliferative retinopathy or diabetic macular edema according to Diabetic Retinopathy Study and Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study criteria. We report on 205 insulin-taking patients whose age at diagnosis was less than 30 years of age. Retinopathy was present in 106 (52%) patients and proliferative retinopathy in 26 (13%). 196 patients (96%) had visual acuity equal or better than 6/12 in their better eye, 6 patients (3%) with 6/18-6/48 in their better eye, and 2 patients (1%) equal or worse than 6/60 in their better eye.

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