A decrease in macular microcirculation was detected after nicotine use, according to a study.
Eighteen young, healthy, nonsmoking subjects and 18 gender-matched controls were enrolled in the randomized, placebo-controlled study. Those in the study group were asked to chew 4 mg of nicotine gum while those in the control group chewed a placebo gum.
OCT angiography scans were completed on all subjects before chewing the gum and 1 hour after chewing. All images were obtained using a 6 mm × 6 mm scanning area. Automatic segmentation images were generated for (Read more...)
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