Retinopathy and intraocular pressure in diabetic children.
40 diabetic children, ranging in age from 7 to 18 years, were examined with fluorescein angiography. 31 of them also underwent applanation tonometry. In 45% of the children a diabetic retinopathy was demonstrated on the angiograms. This retinopathy appeared to be progressive during a follow-up period of 1-3 years. The diabetic children without retinopathy had an intraocular pressure which was equal to that of a control group of 25 nondiabetic children. However, the diabetic children who developed retinopathy had a significant (p less than 0.01) elevation of their intraocular pressure.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular