Clinical Study

A Method for Visualization of Fine Retinal Vascular Pulsation Using Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera Synchronized with Electrocardiogram

Table 3

Average pulsation of retinal vasculature with visualization at different cardiac cycle points for 12 subjects.

Cardiac cycle pointMean (SD) ( m) value Variations* ( m)Max–Min ( m)

Individual arterioles caliber199.0 (9.5)Ref.
2101.5 (10.0)2.5
398.2 (9.6)0.8
498.6 (9.7)0.0010.43.3
598.2 (9.8)0.8
699.3 (11.1)0.3
7100.4 (9.7)1.4
8100.6 (8.4)1.6

Individual venules caliber1109.4 (14.5)Ref.
2108.6 (15.0)0.8
3113.3 (16.1)3.9
4114.3 (14.5)<0.0014.96.6
5113.6 (17.3)4.2
6115.2 (15.7)5.8
7110.9 (16.1)1.5
8112.7 (17.2)3.3

*Absolute value compared to cycle point 1; overall value for variations.