Arterial stiffness shown by the cardio-ankle vascular index is an important contributor to optic nerve head microcirculation.
Tomoaki ShibaMao TakahashiTadashi MatsumotoKohji ShiraiYuichi HoriPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2016)
The CAVI was demonstrated to be an independent factor contributing to both skew and BOT in the capillary area of the ONH. Our findings clarified that large arterial function shown by the CAVI contributes to smooth hemodynamics of microcirculation, shown by LSFG.