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RETINAL MICROVASCULAR AND NEURORETINAL STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ASSESSED BY OCTA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Murat ERDAĞ, Tunahan ÇALIŞKAN, Hakan YILDIRIM, Tarık KIVRAK, Mehmet CANLEBLEBİCİ, Ali DAL, Mehmet BALBABA

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences - 2026;56(2):471-478

Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkiye

 

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder with systemic vasculopathy, and noninvasive assessment remains challenging. The retina, sharing anatomical similarities with the cerebral microcirculation, is an accessible site for visualizing systemic vascular compromise. This study quantitatively evaluated retinal microvascular and neuroretinal structural changes in PAH patients compared to healthy controls using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).