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  3. Ethnicity-stratified Normative Retinal Vascular Features From The Uk Biobank Using Deep Learning.
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Ethnicity-Stratified Normative Retinal Vascular Features from the UK Biobank Using Deep Learning.

Ranjit J Injety1,2, Callum Hunt1, Ha-Jun Yoon1

  • 1The University of Leicester Ulverscroft Eye Unit, School of Psychology and Vision Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

Ophthalmology Science
|June 15, 2026

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Summary
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This study establishes the first ethnicity-stratified normative dataset for retinal vascular features using deep learning. These findings highlight ethnicity and sex as key factors influencing vascular morphometrics in healthy individuals.

Keywords:
AutoMorphEthnicityNormative population dataRetinal vascular biomarkersUK biobank

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology and vascular health research.

Background:

  • Retinal vascular features serve as noninvasive biomarkers for systemic vascular health.
  • Deep learning tools like AutoMorph enable large-scale quantification of these features.
  • Normative data across diverse ethnic populations are currently lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish ethnicity-stratified normative ranges for retinal morphometric features in a healthy UK Biobank population.
  • To assess the influence of age, sex, and ethnicity on these retinal vascular features.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of retinal images from 6843 healthy UK Biobank participants.
  • Utilized the AutoMorph deep learning pipeline to extract features like vessel caliber, fractal dimension, density, and tortuosity.
  • Employed multivariate regression to examine associations with demographic covariates.

Main Results:

  • Established normative ranges for retinal vascular features in the healthy UK Biobank cohort.
  • Retinal vascular complexity declined with age, indicated by reduced fractal dimension, vessel density, and tortuosity.
  • Chinese participants exhibited higher vessel density and fractal dimension compared to White participants (P < 0.0001).
  • Ethnicity and sex were the strongest determinants of vascular morphometrics.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides the first ethnicity-stratified normative dataset of retinal vascular features using deep learning.
  • This dataset serves as a reference for oculomic biomarkers in multi-ethnic populations.
  • Findings support precision-medicine approaches for systemic disease risk assessment.