Assessment of retinal vascular oxygenation and morphology at stages of diabetic retinopathy in African Americans

Assessment of retinal vascular oxygenation and morphology at stages of diabetic retinopathy in African Americans

Abstract Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults. The likelihood of visual impairment associated with DR is two-fold higher in the African-American (AA) compared to non-Hispanic white. Although alteration...

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Main Authors: Sarah L. Garvey, Maziyar M. Khansari, Xuejuan Jiang, Rohit Varma, Mahnaz Shahidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Diabetic retinopathy
African American
Oxygenation
Tortuosity
Image analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-020-01566-y

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