Is the Association Between Smoking and the Retinal Venular Diameter Reversible Following Smoking Cessation? | Zendy

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Is the Association Between Smoking and the Retinal Venular Diameter Reversible Following Smoking Cessation?

Author(s) -

Masahide Yanagi,

Munechika Misumi,

Ryo Kawasaki,

Ikuno Takahashi,

Katsumasa Itakura,

Saeko Fujiwara,

Masazumi Akahoshi,

Kazuo Neriishi,

Tien Yin Wong,

Yoshiaki Kiuchi

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.13-12512

Subject(s) - medicine , retinal , central retinal artery , central retinal vein , confounding , smoking cessation , retinal artery , cohort , retinal vein , ophthalmology , physiology , pathology

Wider retinal venular caliber is shown to be associated with an increased risk of stroke, and smoking is associated with a wider retinal venular caliber. However, the impact of smoking cessation on the retinal vessels has not been previously reported. We examined this issue in an adult cohort of atomic bomb survivors.

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