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Diabetic Retinopathy in Children with Type 1 Diabetes—Occurrence and Screening Using Optical Coherence Tomography
- Source :
- Life, Vol 11, Iss 590, p 590 (2021), Life
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Purpose: To describe the occurrence of diabetic retinopathy, the principles for pediatric care of patients with diabetes, and the utility of optical coherence tomography. Pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes should be screened for diabetic retinopathy upon the lapse of 5 years following the diagnosis. The patients in the time of puberty, who should be screened promptly after the diabetes diagnosis, and patients with type 2 diabetes are the exceptions. Special attention must be paid not only to retinopathy, but also to other possible concomitant conditions, such as cataract, refractive errors, or neuropathy. New techniques, such as optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), may contribute greatly to the early detection of retinopathy, facilitating the decision to modify the treatment. The application of modern insulin pumps with continuous glucose monitoring systems has greatly diminished the incidence rate of early symptoms of diabetic retinopathy in the pediatric population.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
type 1 diabetes
Science
medicine.medical_treatment
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Review
Type 2 diabetes
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
children
Optical coherence tomography
Diabetes mellitus
medicine
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Type 1 diabetes
optical coherence tomography
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
screening
Insulin
Paleontology
Diabetic retinopathy
medicine.disease
diabetic retinopathy
OCT
Space and Planetary Science
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
business
Retinopathy
Pediatric population
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20751729
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Life
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e8a9049adede718ea59023a8434d4476