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ey0015.13-13 | Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Resource-Limited Settings | ESPEYB15

13.13 High Rates of Ocular Complications in a Cohort of Haitian Children and Adolescents with Diabetes

ME Robinson , K Altenor , C Carpenter , R Bonnell , E Jean-Baptiste , J von Oettingen

To read the full abstract: Pediatr Diabetes 2018; 19: (6) 1124In this cross-sectional study performed in Haiti, the authors found that 18% of the children and adolescents with diabetes had signs of retinopathy and that 16% had a cataract. This prevalence is clearly much higher than reported in young patients with diabetes living in high-income countries. Importantly, ocular complications occurred ea...