title: The prevalence of macular drusen in a population of patients with known insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: This paper describes the prevalence rates of macular drusen in a population of known insulin-dependent diabetic patients. The prevalence rate was found to be higher in the insulin-dependent diabetic than population bases in previous studies. There also is a suggestion that the presence of diabetic retinopathy does not increase the likelihood of macular drusen but that cardiovascular disease and/or hypertension may have a positive effect on the development of macular drusen.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged