hrp0089rfc3.1 | Diabetes and Insulin 1 | ESPE2018

Diagnostics of Early Atherosclerosis Risk in Kids (DEAR-Kids): Retinal Vessel Analysis in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes – Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing Caused By High HbA1c

Wurm Michael , Leonie Kuhnemund , Maier Lisa , Mi Xia , Lichte Kai , Hallermann Kristiane , Krause Alexandra , Brichta Corinna , van der Werf-Grohmann Natascha , Krebs Andreas , Hanssen Henner , Deibert Peter , Schwab Karl Otfried

Background/Objective: Micro-and macrovascular changes are the cause for diabetes complications. Retinal vessel analysis is a unique method to examine microvascular changes in brain derived vessels.Subjects/Methods: Sixty-seven pediatric and adolescent type 1 diabetes patients and 58 healthy control persons underwent nonmydriatic retinal photography of both eyes. Arterioles and venules positioned in the region 0.5 to 1 diameter of the optic disc measured ...