March 23, 2017
UM study finds many children with diabetes not getting eye exams
A new University of Michigan study finds a large percentage of children with diabetes are not getting necessary vision exams.
"The study found 65% of children with Type 1 Diabetes and only 42% of those with Type 2 Diabetes receive recommended eye exams during the next five or six years" says IHPI member Joshua Stein, an associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences with the Kellogg Eye Center at U-M.
“If it’s detected early there are ways we can better control the blood sugar and the blood pressure to prevent it from getting worse.” Stein suspects a big part of the problem lays with parents unable to juggle multiple doctor’s appointments.
“If all that could be done at the same visit (with a pediatrician) that can help a lot in identifying patients who are most at risk of Diabetic Retinopathy complications,” says Stein.
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