Integral ultrasound scale for assessing retrobulbar blood flow in type 1 diabetes mellitus at a young age

Safe follow-up and assessment of early changes in ocular hemodynamics in young patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus is of paramount importance. Doppler ultrasound is widely used in ophthalmology to assess the blood supply to the eyeball and orbit. The method is accessible, safe, painless, and can be used for dynamic monitoring of changes in the hemodynamics of the eye and orbit in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Objective: to develop an ultrasound scale for a comprehensive assessment of changes in retrobulbar blood flow in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood and adolescence.

Materials and methods. The study included data from 223 children aged 7–18 years, 173 children with type 1 diabetes, and a control group – 50 children. The analysis took into account ultrasound indicators in b-mode, Doppler mode, and ophthalmoscopy data.

The results obtained from the study report the possibilities of using the Oph-RADS ultrasound scale for a comprehensive assessment of retrobulbar blood flow in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus at a young age.

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