Decreasing prevalence of retinopathy in childhood-onset type 1 diabetes over the last decade: A comparison of two cohorts diagnosed 10 years apart.
Silvana SalardiMassimo PortaGiulio MaltoniMarta BassiNicola MinutoGiuseppe D'AnnunzioTamara BaltatescuMaria AriaudoStefano ZucchiniGabriella LevantiniStefano TuminiRoberto FranceschiVittoria CauvinSonia ToniElena de NittoAlessandro SalvatoniRiccardo SchiaffiniPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2021)
The risk of developing retinopathy was nearly halved in children who developed type 1 diabetes in the new millennium compared with previous cohorts. These results confirm that maintaining the lowest possible levels of HbA1c throughout lifetime protects from diabetic retinopathy.