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Fundus Photography as a Convenient Tool to Study Microvascular Responses to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Epidemiological Studies

Fundus Photography as a Convenient Tool to Study Microvascular Responses to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Epidemiological Studies

DOI:
10.3791/51904-v

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10:11 min

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October 22, 2014

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1Environmental Risk and Health,Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), 2Centre for Environmental Sciences,Hasselt University, 3Transportation Research Institute,Hasselt University, 4Department of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine,Leuven University

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 02:19Instrument Setup
  • 02:59Capturing Photographs
  • 06:03Analysis of Retinal Photographs
  • 08:23Results: Association Between Air Pollution and Retinal Vessel Calibers
  • 08:50Conclusion

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Retinal image analysis is an unobtrusive procedure for visualizing the microcirculation. The impact of cardiovascular disease risk factors can result in changes of retinal vessel calibers. The procedures to acquire fundus images and the steps for calculating the vessel calibers are described.

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Fundus PhotographyMicrovascularCardiovascular Disease Risk FactorsRetinal VasculatureCRAECRVEEpidemiological StudiesAir PollutionMicrocirculation

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