title: Visual acuity and refraction in type I diabetic patients aged 25-34 years.
abstract: Of the total population of 270 25- to 34-year-old insulin dependent diabetic patients with onset less than or equal to 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-A1c.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Odense University Hospital.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sjølie
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Hecht
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eshøj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005123:Eye / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity