The Case for Biennial Retinopathy Screening in Children and Adolescents
Response to Maguire et al.
- Rakesh Amin, MBCHB, MRCP
- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, U.K.
- Address correspondence to Rakesh Amin, MBCHB, MRCP, Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Hospital Road, Manchester, M27 4HA U.K. E-mail: amnrk{at}aol.com
I have read the article by Maguire et al. (1) with interest. In a large, longitudinal cohort of type 1 diabetic children and adolescents, the study describes the natural history and prevalence of retinopathy. Although not the main focus of the article, their data also highlight two important points. First, Maguire et al. highlight the relationship between puberty and microvascular complications, as evidenced by the significantly increased incidence of retinopathy after 2 years’ follow-up in subjects aged …
