Changes in Retinal Microcirculation Precede the Clinical Onset of Diabetic Retinopathy in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Inanc, Merve; Tekin, Kemal; Kiziltoprak, Hasan; Ozalkak, Servan; Doguizi, Sibel; AYCAN, ZEHRA

doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2019.04.011

Changes in Retinal Microcirculation Precede the Clinical Onset of Diabetic Retinopathy in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Inanc M., Tekin K., Kiziltoprak H., Ozalkak S., Doguizi S., AYCAN Z.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.207, pp.37-44, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 207
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.04.011
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.37-44
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate whether abnormal glucose metabolism in diabetes mellitus (DM) affects the retinal microcirculation of children with well-controlled type 1 DM and to compare these results with those obtained from healthy children.