Different characteristics of retinal damage between chronic hypertension and hypertensive retinopathy

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Title:	Different characteristics of retinal damage between chronic hypertension and hypertensive retinopathy
Authors:	Ki-Yup Nam, Min-Woo Lee, Ji-Ho Jun, Jae-Yun Sung, Jung-Yeul Kim
Source:	Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Publisher Information:	Nature Portfolio, 2022.
Publication Year:	2022
Collection:	LCC:Medicine LCC:Science
Subject Terms:	Medicine, Science
More Details:	Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify how chronic hypertension (HTN) and hypertensive retinopathy (HTNR) have different effects on retinal damage including inner retinal thinning and microvasculature impairment. The subjects were divided into three groups: controls, HTN patients without HTNR (HTN group), and patients with relieved HTNR (HTNR group). The ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) thickness, vessel density (VD), and GC-IPL/VD ratio were compared among the groups. A total of 241 eyes were enrolled; 101 in the control group, 92 in the HTN group, and 48 in the HTNR group. The mean GC-IPL thicknesses were 83.5 ± 5.7, 82.1 ± 6.2, and 75.9 ± 10.7 μm in each group, respectively (P
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	2045-2322
Relation:	https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-022-23756-y
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/5e9c56bc0f6e4509863e9854e574919f
Accession Number:	edsdoj.5e9c56bc0f6e4509863e9854e574919f
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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