Screening eye exams in youth with type 1 diabetes under 18 years of age: Once may be enough?
Gubitosi‐Klug R, Bebu I, White NH, Malone J, Miller R, Lorenzi GM, Hainsworth DP, Trapani VR, Lachin JM, Tamborlane WV, Group* F. Screening eye exams in youth with type 1 diabetes under 18 years of age: Once may be enough? Pediatric Diabetes 2019, 20: 743-749. PMID: 31206973, PMCID: PMC7217664, DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageType 1 diabetesDiabetic retinopathyEye examEarly Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) scaleMild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathyDiabetic Retinopathy Study scaleNon-proliferative diabetic retinopathyDiabetic retinopathy assessmentDiabetic retinopathy statusBaseline glycated hemoglobinClinical trial evidenceSignificant macular edemaProliferative diabetic retinopathyStandardized clinical trialsDiabetic retinopathy examinationsRetinopathy assessmentRetinopathy statusBaseline characteristicsComplications TrialMacular edemaCase seriesDiabetes controlIncident casesTrial evidence