Similarities and differences in systemic risk factors for retinal artery occlusion and retinal vein occlusion: A nationwide case-control study

CONCLUSION: Differences in the level of associations with the included risk factors suggests differences in the pathophysiologies of the two diseases. The main pathophysiology associated with RAO was atherosclerosis, whereas the main pathophysiology associated with RVO was changes in the pressure gradients of the eyes.PMID:36056288 | DOI:10.1007/s10792-022-02483-3

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 2, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marie Ørskov Henrik Vorum Torben Bjerregaard Larsen Gregory Y H Lip Toke Bek Flemming Skj øth Source Type: research