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Schematic diagram of (a) the retinal and (b) the cerebral microvessel (not drawn to scale). Note the greater pericyte coverage on the retinal endothelium, and the smaller calibre of the retinal vessel. OBF, ocular blood flow; CBF, cerebral blood flow.