Analysis of factors influencing retinal thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypertension: a cross-sectional study in a community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly population
COPD and hypertension are independent risk factors for changes in retinal thickness, with heterogeneous effects across different retinal regions. DBP, but not SBP, independently correlates with inner retinal thickness, and antihypertensive therapy mitigates this effect to specific regions. These findings provide new insights for community ocular screening and retinal protection in hypertensive patients.
Authors
- Zhongqi Wan
- Ruoyi Lin
- Meijiang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7493-017X)
- Donghui Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3707-5842)
- Ren CD
- Yue Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-5988)
- Wenting Cai
- Tianyi Shen
- Jing Yu
- Chengyu Hu
- Tingting Li
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Second Military Medical University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Renji Hospital (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center (CN)
- Changhai Hospital (CN)
- Pudong Medical Center (CN)
- Shanghai East Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital (CN)
- Tongji Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1752515
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities