Orthostatic blood pressure variability is associated with lower visual contrast sensitivity function: Findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging.

CONCLUSIONS: Orthostatic BP variability is associated with worse contrast sensitivity, independent of hypertension and retinal pathology and may be a cardiovascular biomarker of early ocular pathology.
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Source: Experimental Gerontology - January 21, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Bhuachalla BN, McGarrigle CA, O'Leary N, Akuffo KO, Peto T, Beatty S, Kenny RA Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research