Elevated Intraocular Pressure in Diabetic Children

A case of juvenile glaucoma in a sixteen-year-old diabetic girl led to a survey of intraocular pressures in thirty-eight diabetic children.

Seven (18 per cent) were classified as abnormal; one because of a positive water drinking test, and six because of tension higher than three standard deviations above the mean of a nondiabetic control group.

Four (11 per cent) were classified as suspects because of tension higher than two standard deviations above the control mean.

Diabetic children should have repeated eye examinations including accurate measurements of ocular tension.