title: Oscillatory potential and nyctometry in insulin-dependent diabetics.
abstract: The study draws a comparison between the oscillatory potential of the electroretinogram and the initial dark-adaptation measured by nyctometry, with the aim of assessing the predictive value of nyctometry in juvenile diabetics. The study included 61 insulin-dependent juvenile diabetics, aged 18-49 years, with a disease duration of more than five years. A statistically highly significant correlation could be demonstrated between alterations in the oscillatory potential and in the initial dark-adaptation. The results justify the assumption that nyctometry can be used as an easily handled clinical tool in selecting those at risk of developing proliferative retinopathy in their subsequent 6-8 years.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003623:Dark Adaptation; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004596:Electroretinography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009991:Oscillometry; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin