Associations Between Supportive Leadership Behavior and the Costs of Absenteeism and Presenteeism: An Epidemiological and Economic Approach.

Objective: This study investigates associations between supportive leadership behavior (SLB) and presenteeism/absenteeism, and estimates related costs.

Methods: Cross-sectional data from a German industrial sample (n = 17,060) assessing SLB and presenteeism/absenteeism were used. Adjusted interval regressions were performed.

Determinants of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness regarding ocular and systemic parameters - the MIPH Eye&Health Study.

Background: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows quantitative image analysis of retinal tissue in vivo. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness is widely used for evaluation of retinal nerve fiber rarefaction in several optic neuropathies. This study evaluates associations of pRNFL thickness in healthy adult subjects in order to evaluate influencing factors.

Central Corneal Thickness in Spectral-Domain OCT and Associations with Ocular and Systemic Parameters.

Background. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows quantitative analysis of the anterior segment of the eye with a noncontact examination. The aim of this study is to analyze associations of central corneal thickness (CCT) as measured by OCT with ocular and systemic cardiovascular parameters.

A retinal snap shot may indicate individual risk for cardiovascular disease - the MIPH Eye&Health Study.

Background: Examination of retinal vasculature can be used to non-invasively quantify changes within the microvasculature of the human body and might be a predictor of cardiovascular disease. This study evaluates associations of the structure of the retinal vasculature with established risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in a working age population.

Associations of macular thickness in spectral-domain OCT with ocular and systemic cardiovascular parameters - the MIPH Eye & Health Study.

Purpose: Beyond in-vivo histological analysis of retinal tissue, optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows quantitative image analysis. This study evaluates associations of macular retinal thickness measured with spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) and ocular and systemic cardiovascular parameters in adult subjects.

Methods: An epidemiological cross-sectional study was performed in the staff of a European high-tech company.

Optical coherence tomography-based retinal vessel analysis for the evaluation of hypertensive vasculopathy.

Purpose: Evaluation of retinal vessels in cardiovascular disease traditionally relies upon funduscopy, but more recently digital photo analysis has expanded the spectrum. As spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows an in-vivo assessment of retinal tissue and its vessels on a histological scale, our study aimed at using this tool for the analysis of the retinal vasculature.

Methods: Circumferential peripapillary OCT scans (3DOCT-2000; Topcon Inc.

Semi-automated retinal vessel analysis in nonmydriatic fundus photography.

Purpose: Funduscopic assessment of the retinal vessels may be used to assess the health status of microcirculation and as a component in the evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors. Typically, the evaluation is restricted to morphological appreciation without strict quantification. Our purpose was to develop and validate a software tool for semi-automated quantitative analysis of retinal vasculature in nonmydriatic fundus photography.