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Hypertensive Fundus Changes

Year: 2020

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: High blood pressure (hypertension) is a global public health issue and may lead to multiple adverse effects to the eye such as retinopathy, optic neuropathy, and choroidopathy. Ocular vascular damage related to hypertension often goes underdiagnosed because it causes few or no symptoms until changes are advanced. Further, evaluation of the retinal vasculature can give an insight into hypertension status and its related damage in the end organs (brain, heart, and kidney). Ophthalmologists or optometrists need to recognize the ocular effects of blood pressure to help identify individuals potentially at risk of developing hypertensive-related eye diseases in these otherwise-asymptomatic patients and monitor its end organ effects in existing patients with hypertension.

Source: Retina atlas

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4075-2_9

Authors: Jacqueline Chua, Carol Yim-Lui Cheung, Leopold Schmetterer, Tien Yin Wong

Institutions: Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Language: English

Topic: Retinal Diseases and Treatments

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3035605942

FWCI: 4.954

Cites: 146

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10