Evaluation of the impact of COPD severity grading and oxygen saturation on the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and subfoveal choroidal thickness in COPD patients

Evaluation of the impact of COPD severity grading and oxygen saturation on the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and subfoveal choroidal thickness in COPD patients

Abstract Background Retinal and choroidal blood vessels are involved in many systemic diseases because they are complex vascular systems. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is considered as an inflammatory disease that affects many systems and coexists with several co-morbidities. Systemic inflam...

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Main Authors: Noha Othman Ahmed, Yasmine Maher Shaaban, Hieba Gamal Ezzelregal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-10-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
Retina
Choroid
Thickness
Hypoxia
Pulmonary disease
Optical coherence tomography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-021-00092-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-021-00092-9

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