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REVIEW article

Front. Neurol.
Sec. Neurological Biomarkers
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1393899
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances in Retinal Imaging Biomarkers for Cerebrovascular Diseases View all 4 articles

Advances in retinal imaging biomarkers for the diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease

Provisionally accepted
Yier Zhang Yier Zhang 1*Ling Ye Ling Ye 2*Si-cheng Yan Si-cheng Yan 1Wuyue Shentu Wuyue Shentu 1*Qi-Lun Lai Qi-Lun Lai 3Song Qiao Song Qiao 3
  • 1 Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
  • 2 Department of Geriatrics, Jinhua Fifth Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Jinhua Second Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
  • 3 Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

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    The increasing incidence and mortality rates of cerebrovascular disease impose a heavy burden on both patients and society. Retinal imaging techniques, such as fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, and optical coherence tomography angiography, can be used for rapid, non-invasive evaluation of cerebral microcirculation and brain function since the retina and the central nervous system share similar embryonic origin characteristics and physiological features. This article aimed to review retinal imaging biomarkers related to cerebrovascular diseases and their applications in cerebrovascular diseases (stroke, cerebral small vessel disease(CSVD), and vascular cognitive impairment(VCI)), thus providing reference for early diagnosis and prevention of cerebrovascular diseases.

    Keywords: cerebrovascular disease, Retina, biomarkers, Cerebral microcirculation, brain function

    Received: 05 Mar 2024; Accepted: 04 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhang, Ye, Yan, Shentu, Lai and Qiao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Yier Zhang, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
    Ling Ye, Department of Geriatrics, Jinhua Fifth Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Jinhua Second Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
    Wuyue Shentu, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China

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