title: Biometry of eyes in type 1 diabetes.
abstract: This is a comprehensive study of a large range of biometric and optical parameters in people with type 1 diabetes. The parameters of 74 people with type 1 diabetes and an age matched control group were assessed. Most of the people with diabetes had low levels of neuropathy, retinopathy and nephropathy. Marginal or no significant differences were found between groups for corneal shape, corneal thickness, pupil size, and pupil decentrations. Relative to the control group, the diabetes group demonstrated smaller anterior chamber depths, more curved lenses, greater lens thickness and lower lens equivalent refractive index. While the optics of diabetic eyes make them appear as older eyes than those of people of the same age without diabetes, the differences did not increase significantly with age. Age-related changes in the optics of the eyes of people with diabetes need not be accelerated if the diabetes is well controlled.
authors: School of Optometry & Vision Science and Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059, Australia.
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authors: Adnan
authors: School of Optometry & Vision Science and Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059, Australia.
authors: Marwan
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authors: Suheimat
authors: School of Optometry & Vision Science and Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059, Australia.
authors: Nathan
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authors: Efron
authors: School of Optometry & Vision Science and Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059, Australia.
authors: Katie
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authors: Edwards
authors: School of Optometry & Vision Science and Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059, Australia.
authors: Nicola
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authors: Pritchard
authors: School of Optometry & Vision Science and Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059, Australia.
authors: Ankit
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authors: Mathur
authors: School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK.
authors: Edward A H
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authors: Mallen
authors: School of Optometry & Vision Science and Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059, Australia.
authors: David A
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authors: Atchison
keywords: (330.4875) Optics of physiological systems; (330.7329) Visual optics, pathology