"Cataract represents one of the most frequent eye complications in type 1 and type. 2 patients; contrarily, acute cataract in young diabetic patients occurs very. rarely. The aim of this study was to describe six cases of acute cataract in. adolescents at the onset of type 1 diabetes. Eight hundred and twenty-six. patients with type 1 diabetes were retrospectively studied. A multivariate. analysis was applied to verify the weight of the following laboratory findings. taken on admission (independent variables): glycemia, glycated hemoglobin. (HbA1c), pH, base excess (BE),and on the occurrence of cataract (dependent. variable). Six patients (0.7%) presented with acute lens opacities. Cataract. development was significantly correlated with HbA1c and glycemia. The relative. risk increases about twice for each percentage point from 12.8 to 14.1% of HbA1c;. glycemic blood levels represent a moderate risk factor for cataractogenesis.. Ketoacidosis and BE were not significantly correlated.. . "
Acute juvenile cataract in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic patients: a description of six cases
DELL'OMO, Roberto;COSTAGLIOLA, Ciro
2011-01-01
Abstract
"Cataract represents one of the most frequent eye complications in type 1 and type. 2 patients; contrarily, acute cataract in young diabetic patients occurs very. rarely. The aim of this study was to describe six cases of acute cataract in. adolescents at the onset of type 1 diabetes. Eight hundred and twenty-six. patients with type 1 diabetes were retrospectively studied. A multivariate. analysis was applied to verify the weight of the following laboratory findings. taken on admission (independent variables): glycemia, glycated hemoglobin. (HbA1c), pH, base excess (BE),and on the occurrence of cataract (dependent. variable). Six patients (0.7%) presented with acute lens opacities. Cataract. development was significantly correlated with HbA1c and glycemia. The relative. risk increases about twice for each percentage point from 12.8 to 14.1% of HbA1c;. glycemic blood levels represent a moderate risk factor for cataractogenesis.. Ketoacidosis and BE were not significantly correlated.. . "I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
