Risk of Dementia Following Retinal Vascular Occlusions: A Propensity-Score Matched Cohort Study Using a Global Federated Database
RVaO is associated with an increased dementia risk, particularly vascular dementia, with RVO showing more consistent associations than RAO. Although the associations were statistically significant, the effect size was small, and the results should be viewed as associative rather than causal.
Authors
- Sheng‐Feng Sung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6253-8813)
- Cheng‐Yang Hsieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8772-4073)
Institutions
- Chia-Yi Christian Hospital (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108622
- Primary Topic
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00