Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness. It has long been regarded as
vascular disease, but work in the past years has shown abnormalities also in the neural …

Retinal vascular diseases are a leading cause for blindness and partial sight certifications.
By applying adaptive optics (AO) to conventional imaging modalities, the microstructures of …

We investigated morphological changes of retinal arteries to determine their association with
the blood flow and systemic variables in type 2 diabetes patients. The patients included 47 …

Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) allows visualization of the living
human retina with exquisite single-cell resolution. This technology has improved our …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a sight‐threatening complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and it
contributes substantially to the burden of disease globally. During the last decades, the …

Diabetes affects the structure of the blood vessel walls. Since the blood vessel walls are
made of birefringent organized tissue, any change or damage to this organization can be …

Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor that is responsible for a heavy burden of
morbidity and mortality worldwide. A critical aspect of cardiovascular risk estimation in …

Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are bilateral genetic conditions of the retina, leading to
irreversible vision loss. This study included 55 eyes afflicted with IRDs affecting the macula …

Objectives Self-care is a major factor in managing diabetes. This study aimed to determine
the self-care status of Iranian patients with diabetes and to estimate the percentage of self …

Due to excessive elongation of the eyeball, myopia-related vascular abnormalities are
frequently observed in the central retinal artery (CRA) and its intraretinal branches. In …