Association between periodontitis and blood-ocular barrier disruption.

Minna KaresvuoSam HäyryPetteri KaresvuoPiotr Kanclerz Raimo Tuuminen

Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2022)

Poor periodontal status was associated with blood-ocular-barrier breakdown. These findings could expand our understanding of the potential mechanisms and therapeutic targets against retinal vascular diseases and systemic comorbidities in patients with periodontitis.

Keyphrases

optic nerve
optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
risk assessment
drug induced