Acta ophthalmologica
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Acta ophthalmologica · Feb 2011
Cataract surgery in a population-based cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes: long-term incidence and risk factors.
To estimate the long-term cumulative incidence of cataract surgery and associated risk factors in a 25-year follow-up of a population-based cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes. ⋯ Type 1 diabetes is associated with a high long-term incidence of cataract surgery. The association between maculopathy and subsequent cataract surgery is a novel finding and should be addressed in future studies.
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Acta ophthalmologica · Feb 2011
Eye complications and markers of morbidity and mortality in long-term type 1 diabetes.
The incidence of type 1 diabetes is rising all over the world. Furthermore, the increased life-expectancy of type 1 diabetic patients is likely to cause a higher number of diabetes-related micro- and macrovascular complications in the years to come. In order to examine the level of long-term complications in type 1 diabetes as well as potential markers of micro- and macroangiopathy, a population-based cohort of Danish type 1 diabetic patients was examined in order to achieve the following aims: 1. ⋯ Furthermore, retinal arteriolar narrowing, decreased retinal fractals and plasma NT-proBNP were associated with various micro- and macrovascular complications. If confirmed by prospective studies, these modalities may be used in order to identify patients at risk of diabetes-related complications. This could, ultimately, lead to decreased mortality and morbidity in type 1 diabetic patients.