Quantitative evaluation of early retinal changes in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus without retinopathy

ConclusionsRetinal neural changes, which can be shown by SD‐OCT, may be present in diabetic eyes even before clinically detectable retinal vasculopathy. Macular and RNFL thickness measurements might be useful indicators for early detection of diabetic retinopathy in the future.

Source: Clinical and Experimental Optometry - February 28, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kemal Tekin, Merve Inanc, Erdal Kurnaz, Elvan Bayramoglu, Emre Aydemir, Mustafa Koc, Hasan Kiziltoprak, Zehra Aycan Tags: Research Source Type: research