An Analysis of the Areas Occupied by Vessels in the Ocular Surface of Diabetic Patients: An Application of a Nonparametric Tilted Additive Model

An Analysis of the Areas Occupied by Vessels in the Ocular Surface of Diabetic Patients: An Application of a Nonparametric Tilted Additive Model

(1) Background: As diabetes melllitus (DM) can affect the microvasculature, this study evaluates different clinical parameters and the vascular density of ocular surface microvasculature in diabetic patients. (2) Methods: In this cross‑sectional study, red‑free conjunctival photographs of diabetic i...

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Main Authors: Farzaneh Boroumand, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri, Touka Banaee, Hamidreza Pourreza, Hassan Doosti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
diabetes
ocular surface
area occupied by vessels
metabolic syndrome
generalized additive model
nonparametric regression
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/7/3735

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