Vera A Essuman, Naa N Tagoe, Akye Essuman, Benjamin Abaidoo, Josephine Akpalu, Harold A Sackey, Charles F Hayfron-Benjamin, George Asare, Albert G B Amoah, Thomas A Ndanu, Imelda D B Ofori-Adjei, Nana A Barnes, Benedicta L Appiah-Thompson, Winfried M Amoaku
BACKGROUND: The main objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR), other diabetes-related ocular changes (e.g., cataracts, corneal ulceration), and non-diabetic ocular disease in Ghanaian children and adolescents. The second objective was to evaluate the relationship between these conditions and age at diagnosis, current age, diabetes mellitus (DM) duration, and participant's sex. METHODS: A cross-sectional study, undertaken by a multidisciplinary team, included a cohort of children and adolescents (4-19 years) with DM recruited from selected health facilities in Ghana, from March 2016 to September 2019, after written informed consent or assent...
April 27, 2022: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health