Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5702871 | American Journal of Ophthalmology | 2017 | 30 Pages |
Abstract
Increasing OSA severity is independently associated with retinal arteriolar narrowing and attenuated vascular pulsation amplitude. The retinal vasculature is easily imaged, and may be a surrogate biomarker of cerebral and systemic vascular risk in patients with OSA requiring further comprehensive investigation.
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Authors
Jessica Y. Tong, Mojtaba Golzan, Dana Georgevsky, Jonathan P. Williamson, Stuart L. Graham, Claude S. Farah, Clare L. Fraser,