Choroid and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation.
Özkan KocamışDuygu ZorluPublished in: Journal of ophthalmology (2018)
Decreased subfoveal choroid thickness was found in the COPD patients both during an exacerbation and in the stable period, when compared to the control group. The mean RNFL thickness was similar in the exacerbation and stable period of the stable COPD patients when compared to the control group. This suggests that ocular findings might be important in terms of COPD morbidity. This trial is registered with www.chictr.org.cn/enIndex.aspx.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- optical coherence tomography
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- lung function
- clinical trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- cystic fibrosis
- study protocol
- lymph node metastasis
- patient reported
- phase iii
- peripheral nerve
- double blind