Evaluation of Macular and Optic Disc Radial Peripapillary Vessel Density Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Gout Patients
Özgür Eroğul, Adem Ertürk, Mustafa Doğan, Kudret Kurt, Murat Kaşıkcı, José María Ruíz-Moreno · 2023
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Description
Özgür Eroğul and four co-authors scan the eye's tiny vessels in gout patients, hunting early damage from high uric acid. Their cross-sectional study was published in twenty twenty-three. A noninvasive angiography scan can map retinal vessel density without dye.
Thirty patients with gout were compared with thirty-two healthy people. The surface vessel density at the center of vision and around it ran lower in patients. Deeper vessel layers showed no clear differences. Higher uric acid levels tracked with thinner surface density and more gaps in the layer beneath the retina. The eye may reveal gout's vessel toll before symptoms appear.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Özgür Eroğul, Adem Ertürk, Mustafa Doğan, Kudret Kurt, Murat Kaşıkcı, José María Ruíz-Moreno |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |