Ocular Health Screening in a Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Population

Clinical Study | Volume 4 | Number 1| 12 Copyright 2018 by Szirth BC, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and reproduce in any medium or format, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited. cc ABSTRACT Background: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is among the most common conditions worldwide, affecting nearly 95 million children worldwide. One of the detrimental effects of this condition can be vision loss. Comprehensive annual ocular screenings can have an important role in early detection and management of vision-threatening complications. Over 2,200 family members and children with diabetes type 1 (www.childrenwithdiabetes.com) from Australia, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the United States of America attended an annual meeting where participants wishing to undergo a full ocular wellness screening had to pre-register for this weeklong activity.