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Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

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01-04-2021 | Editorial

Clinically valid conclusions from retinal photographs need the best formulae

Authors: Rebekka Heitmar, Reinhard Vonthein

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 4/2021

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Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are common causes of morbidity and mortality. Modifiable risk factors such as tobacco smoking, a diet high in saturated fatty acids, physical inactivity, high cholesterol level, hypertension, and a high body mass index are all associated with retinal vascular changes [1]. The retinal superficial vasculature offers a unique possibility to noninvasively and directly observe the microvasculature and, through photographic imaging enables quantitative measuring of the retinal vessels with high reproducibility [1]. …

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Title: Clinically valid conclusions from retinal photographs need the best formulae
Authors: Rebekka Heitmar
Reinhard Vonthein
Publication date: 01-04-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-020-05062-3

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