Structural changes in the retinal microvasculature and renal function

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2970-2976

  Lim, Laurence Shen ^a   Cheung, Carol Yim lui ^a,b,c   Sabanayagam, Charumathi ^a,b,c   Lim, Su Chi ^d   Tai, E Shyong ^a   Huang, Lei ^a   Wong, Tien Yin ^a,b,c  

^a SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Microalbuminuria; Retinal vasculature

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUMINURIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 84876825617     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-11941     Document Type: Article

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