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Fundus Photography as a Convenient Tool to Study Microvascular Responses to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Epidemiological Studies
Published on: October 22, 2014
Genetic and early life influences on the human retinal microcirculation
1International Centre for Circulatory Health, NHLI Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. a.hughes@imperial.ac.uk
Abstract:
The retinal fundus offers a rare opportunity to visualize the microcirculation in man using minimally invasive approaches. The purpose of this MiniReview is to summarize recent work on genetic and early life influences on the retinal microcirculation and to suggest how these observations may help inform our understanding of the human microcirculation in health and disease.
