Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) for the Assessment of Retinal Capillary Density in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and a Healthy Control Group
This prospective clinical study will involve the non-invasive assessment of retinal vessels using OCTA (Cirrus OCT 6000 AngioPlex) and scanning laser Doppler flowmetry (SLDF) in patients with cardiovascular disease and healthy individuals. The study will be conducted at the Clinical Research Centre (CRC), Department of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
• cardiovascular disease defined as one or more of the following: arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, heart failure
• BMI 18-29.9 kg/m2
• Non-smoker
• Good general health, as determined by study personnel based on assessments of previous visits, including anamnesis, vital signs, physical examination and clinical laboratory parameters.