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Patients with ocular ischemic diseases, particularly ocular ischemic syndrome and central retinal artery occlusion, have a significantly higher prevalence of carotid artery stenosis, increased intima-media thickness, and elevated LDL cholesterol, highlighting the need for cardiovascular risk evaluation in this population.
To analyze the findings of carotid Doppler and lipid profiles in patients with ischemic ocular disease and as well as the risk and correlation between cardiovascular and ischemic ocular diseases. Methods: We analyzed the intima-media thickness (IMT) and existence of vascular stenosis using carotid Doppler and blood lipid profiles of the study patients diagnosed with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION group, n = 45), central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO group, n = 34), central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO group, n = 23), or ocular ischemic syndrome (OIS group, n = 27). The study patients who visited Chonbuk National University Hospital from January, 2010 to June, 2013 were compared with healthy control (control group, n = 107).
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