title: Evaluation of subfoveal choroidal thickness in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: an EDI-OCT study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) measured by enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) in children with type 1 diabetes without diabetic retinopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective and comparative study, 41 diabetic children without diabetic retinopathy and 42 age-matched healthy subjects were enrolled. The SFCT was measured by EDI-OCT. Correlations between SFCT and diabetic parameters such as fasting glucose level, HbA1c, age, or duration of diabetes were also evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean SFCT value was 375.3 ± 66.5 μm in the eyes with diabetes and 356.4 ± 52.0 μm in the control group. The SFCT was not correlated with fasting glucose level, HbA1c, age, or duration of diabetes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that SFCT of diabetic children are similar to those of healthy controls. In addition, SFCT are not affected by fasting glucose level, HbA1c, age, or duration of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Education and Research Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey .
authors.forename: Nihat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: Necip
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Dilara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pirhan
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.forename: Hatice Bilge Araz
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Ersan
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: Simge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cınar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005584:Fovea Centralis; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human