Associations of preconception retinal microvasculature with lipid profiles from mid-pregnancy to three months postpartum
Mengjiao Liu, Jiayi Shen, Johan G Eriksson, Yap Seng Chong, Jerry Chan, Andrea Leiva, Sebastian E Illanes, Ling-Jun Li · 2026
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Description
Liu and co-authors test whether the tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye, photographed before pregnancy, foretell a mother's later lipid troubles, in this 2026 study. The study followed 366 women from before conception to three months after birth. Retinal photos captured vessel width, branching pattern, and complexity.
Fat levels in the blood were checked in mid-pregnancy and again after delivery. Wider veins, richer small-artery branching, and wider branching angles each went with worse lipid changes. The branching angle stood out: each step up more than tripled the odds of stubbornly high harmful cholesterol. The authors say eye photos may sharpen risk sorting around pregnancy. Heart health, they note, starts early.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mengjiao Liu, Jiayi Shen, Johan G Eriksson, Yap Seng Chong, Jerry Chan, Andrea Leiva, Sebastian E Illanes, Ling-Jun Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |