The prevalence of macular drusen in a population of patients with known insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

This paper describes the prevalence rates of macular drusen in a population of known insulin-dependent diabetic patients. The prevalence rate was found to be higher in the insulin-dependent diabetic than population bases in previous studies. There also is a suggestion that the presence of diabetic retinopathy does not increase the likelihood of macular drusen but that cardiovascular disease and/or hypertension may have a positive effect on the development of macular drusen.