Changes in the Pattern of the Smaller Blood Vessels in the Bulbar Conjunctiva in Children of Diabetic Mothers: A Preliminary Report

The term “diabetic mothers” used throughout this paper refers to young mothers in whom the onset of diabetes nearly coincided with or preceded the pregnancy. In the majority of mothers (56) the diabetes preceded the pregnancy.

Supported by the Nordisk Insulin Fond, Denmark, the Proctor Fund of Harvard Medical School and the Diabetic Fund of Boston.

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association in New York City on May 31, 1953.