Higher HbA1c may reduce axial length elongation in myopic children: a comparison cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To compare the annual axial length (AL) changes in myopic children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and those without diabetes.

Methods

There are two groups of myopic children in this retrospective cohort study. Group 1 consisted of myopic children with T1DM (44 eyes of 22 patients). Group 2 comprised age-matched myopic children without diabetes (44 eyes of 22 children). These two groups were compared with regard to their baseline clinical characteristics. A generalized estimating equations (GEE) model was also used to determine the most likely factor that contributed to the results.

Results

The average ages of group 1 and group 2 were 14.8 and 14.6 years, respectively. Children in group 1 had significantly slower annual AL changes (0.051 mm/year vs 0.103 mm/

SUBMITTER: Liu CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487071 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature