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ArticleScientific reports2019

Association between radiation, glaucoma subtype, and retinal vessel diameter in atomic bomb survivors.

Yoshiaki Kiuchi, Masahide Yanagi, Katsumasa Itakura, Ikuno Takahashi, Ayumi Hida, Waka Ohishi, Kyoji Furukawa

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshiaki KiuchiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. ykiuchi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1915-1864
Masahide YanagiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Katsumasa ItakuraDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Ikuno TakahashiDepartment of Clinical Studies, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 732-0815, Japan.
Ayumi HidaDepartment of Clinical Studies, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 732-0815, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2378-5723
Waka OhishiDepartment of Clinical Studies, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 732-0815, Japan.
Kyoji FurukawaBiostatistics Center, Kurume University, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan.
Hiroshima University · JPRadiation Effects Research Foundation · JPKurume University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We examined the relationship between glaucoma subtype and retinal vascular caliber as markers of ocular circulation. Subjects were Japanese atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After a screening examination, potential cases were subjected to further definitive examination. The diameters of central retinal artery and vein equivalents (CRAE and CRVE) on digitized retinal photographs were measured using an established method. Generalized linear regression analyses were used to examine the associations among vessel diameters, radiation exposure, and prevalence of glaucoma subtypes among the study subjects. We identified 196 cases of glaucoma (12%) based on optic disc appearance, perimetry results, and other ocular findings. The main subtypes were primary angle-closure glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). NTG was the dominant subtype (78%). NTG was negatively associated with CRAE and CRVE, and positively associated with radiation dose. CRVE was negatively associated with radiation dose and the association was unclear for CRAE. The smaller retinal vessel caliber in NTG patients than in subjects without glaucoma may indicate an association between ocular blood flow and the pathogenesis of NTG. However, significant relationships among vessel calibers, NTG and radiation exposure were not clear.

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Atomic Bomb SurvivorsAgedFemaleGlaucomaHumansLogistic ModelsMaleProbabilityRetinal Vessels

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