Retinal vascular abnormalities in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A window to the brain.
Abhishek AppajiBhargavi NagendraDona M ChakoAnanth PadmanabhaChaitra V HiremathArpitha JacobShivarama VaramballyMuralidharan KesavanGanesan VenkatasubramanianShyam V RaoCarroll A B WebersTos T J M BerendschotNaren P RaoPublished in: Bipolar disorders (2019)
Considering the affordability and easy accessibility of the investigative procedure, retinal microvascular examination could serve as a potential screening tool to identify individuals at risk for adverse cerebrovascular events. The findings of the current study also provide a strong rationale for further systematic examination of retinal vascular abnormalities in SCZ and BD.