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Diabetes-related retinal ganglion cell loss starts early
Retinal ganglion cell loss due to type 1 diabetes begins in early childhood and is detectable by OCT before any sign of diabetic retinopathy occurs, according to a study. Sixty children with type 1 diabetes without diabetic retinopathy and 60 matched controls without diabetes were included. Age in both groups ranged between 10 and 17 years. Spectral domain OCT technology was used to measure ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) thickness and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness.