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20 Jan 2008

Hypertension and the eye

Hypertension or high blood pressure leads to many changes in the blood vessels of the body. These same changes in blood vessels affect the eyes in many ways. It can cause the following problems in the eye:

  • Hypertensive retinopathy
  • Macroaneurysms
  • Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and vitreous hemorrhage
  • Optic nerve involvement (Optic neuropathy)
  • Involvement of the nerves supplying the eye muscles, leading to temporary paralysis or weakness of these muscles"

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