Association Between Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA)-Based Retinal Vascular Densities and Empathy in Young Adults
The present findings indicate that a lower level of empathy is associated with increased retinal vascular densities in the 1 mm center subfield, specifically involving variations in vascular density (VD) and perfusion density (PD). This suggests the dilation of retinal venules might lead to lower empathy. These results establish a foundation for future studies investigating the underlying mechanism of retinal imaging and empathy in healthy individuals.
Authors
- Ka Shun Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1165-7043)
- Henry Ho‐lung Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8516-4711)
- Kai Yip Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0443-3028)
- Bess Yin‐Hung Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2778-3469)
- Christopher Kai-Shun Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4862-777X)
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- The University of Texas at Dallas (US)
- Hong Kong Shue Yan University (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioengineering
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12090902
- Primary Topic
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University