Obesity, body fat distribution and eye diseases

F Bosello, A Vanzo, C Zaffalon, L Polinelli… - Eating and Weight …, 2024‏ - Springer
Background The prevalence of obesity, a chronic disease, is increasing, and obesity is now
considered a global epidemic. Eye diseases are also increasing worldwide and have …

Retinal microvascular calibre and risk of diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and participant-level meta-analysis

C Sabanayagam, WK Lye, R Klein, BEK Klein… - Diabetologia, 2015‏ - Springer
Aims/hypothesis The calibre of the retinal vessels has been linked to diabetes mellitus but
studies have not shown consistent results. We conducted a participant-level meta-analysis …

Retinal vascular geometry and 6 year incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy

CY Cheung, C Sabanayagam, AK Law, N Kumari… - Diabetologia, 2017‏ - Springer
Aims/hypothesis We aimed to examine prospectively the association between a range of
retinal vascular geometric variables measured from retinal photographs and the 6 year …

Obesity, blood pressure, and retinal vessels: a meta-analysis

S Koechli, K Endes, D Infanger, L Zahner… - Pediatrics, 2018‏ - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and meta-analyze associations between obesity, BP,
and physical activity with retinal vessel diameters in children. DATA SOURCES: We …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of retinal microvascular caliber in bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia

KG Kennedy, M Mio, BI Goldstein, P Brambilla… - Journal of Affective …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background Individuals with a severe mental illness (SMI), such as bipolar disorder (BD),
major depressive disorder (MDD), and schizophrenia (SZ), have increased rates of …

Exposure to endocrine disrupters and cardiometabolic health effects in preschool children: Urinary parabens are associated with wider retinal venular vessels

B Reimann, H Sleurs, Y Dockx, L Rasking… - Chemosphere, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background and aim Parabens are widely used as antimicrobial preservatives in personal
care products. Studies investigating obesogenic or cardiovascular effects of parabens show …

Associations between retinal microvascular structure and the severity and extent of coronary artery disease

B Gopinath, J Chiha, AJH Plant, A Thiagalingam… - Atherosclerosis, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Objective Microvascular mechanisms are increasingly recognized as being involved in a
significant proportion of coronary artery disease (CAD) cases, but their exact contribution or …

The association between markers of inflammation and retinal microvascular parameters: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Liu, C Lovern, K Lycett, M He, M Wake, TY Wong… - Atherosclerosis, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Background and aims Adverse changes to the microcirculation play an important role in the
pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and inflammation is a key causal …

Retinal vascular caliber in coronary heart disease and its risk factors

C Liang, C Gu, N Wang - Ophthalmic Research, 2023‏ - karger.com
Background: Many clinical and experimental articles have suggested that the retinal
vascular diameter can be used as a predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD). However …

Comparing measurements of vascular diameter using adaptative optics imaging and conventional fundus imaging

T Mautuit, R Semecas, S Hogg, V Daien, O Gavard… - Diagnostics, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The aim of this prospective study was to compare retinal vascular diameter measurements
taken from standard fundus images and adaptive optics (AO) images. We analysed retinal …